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. 2009 Sep 29;339:b3677. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3677

Table 3.

 Performance of intelligent histories models using narrower case definition of abuse and broader case definition of abuse, assault, or intentional injury

Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) PPV (%) Mean days from detection to first abuse diagnosis
Narrow case definition
1.8 99.9 14.4 280
3.5 99.8 14.3 331
3.9 99.75 13.0 350
6.5 99.5 10.9 390
10.3 99.0 8.9 459
17.5 98.0 7.6 501
21.1 97.5 7.4 523
35.5 95.0 6.3 613
50.8 92.5 6.0 661
64.2 90.0 5.7 749
82.6 85.0 4.9 890
87.3 80.0 4.0 898
Broad case definition
0.7 99.9 18.9 382
1.4 99.8 18.6 364
1.7 99.75 17.6 398
2.8 99.5 15.0 421
5.5 99.0 14.8 435
9.6 98.0 13.0 501
11.5 97.5 12.6 509
20.9 95.0 11.6 564
29.2 92.5 10.9 585
37.3 90.0 10.5 620
51.2 85.0 9.7 696
64.7 80.0 9.2 775

PPV=positive predictive value.