Table 4. Individuals classified by whether they were judged to have a malignant skin lesion as judged by histology and by GP diagnosis.
Histology malignant | Histology benign | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Malignant diagnosis by GP | 21 | 35 | 56 |
No malignant diagnosis by GP | 12 | 355 | 367 |
Total | 33 | 390 | 423 |
GP=general practitioner.
Sensitivity=63.6% (49.3–75.4).
Specificity=91.0% (88.5–93.1).
Positive predictive value=37.5% (27.6–48.5).
Negative predictive value=96.7% (94.8–98.0).