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. 2003 May 13;88(10):1570–1577. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600918

Table 3. Test performance of HC2 and cytology at different thresholds for detection of histologically confirmed CIN2+ or CIN3+.

  Sensitivity %
Specificity %
PPV %
NPV %
 
For CIN2+   95% CI   95% CI   95% CI   95% CI Referred
PapIIw+ 43.5% 30.0–58.0 98.0% 96.7–98.8 11.4% 7.5–16.9 99.7% 98.7–99.9 2.2%
PapIII+ 37.0% 24.4–51.6 99.4% 98.5–99.8 27.0% 17.5–39.2 99.6% 98.8–99.9 0.8%
HPV 97.8% 86.3–99.7 95.3% 93.5–96.6 10.9% 8.2–14.2 100.0% 55.3–100 5.2%
HPV/PapIIw+ 100.0% 93.7–100 93.8% 91.8–95.3 8.6% 6.5–11.3 100.0% 98.8–100 6.8%
                   
For CIN3+                  
PapIIw+ 46% 30.8–61.9 98.0% 96.7–98.8 9.7% 6.1–15 99.7% 98.8–99.9 2.2%
PapIII+ 40.5% 26.1–56.8 99.4% 98.5–99.8 23.8% 14.9–35.8 99.7% 98.9–99.9 0.8%
HPV 97.3% 83.2–99.6 95.2% 93.4–96.5 8.7% 6.3–11.8 100.0% 55.3–100 5.2%
HPV/PapIII+ 100.0% 93.7–100 94.9% 93.1–96.2 8.4% 6.2–11.4 100.0% 99.1–100 5.6%