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. 2009 Oct 14;7:112. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-7-112

Table 3.

Performance of the lamellar bodies count to predict the absence of clinical respiratory distress syndrome among all women

Sensitivity Specificity PPV* NPV†
LBC ≥ 28,000 72% 100% 100% 43%
LBC ≤ 8,000 98% 0% 82% 0%

*PPV = positive predictive value

†NPV = negative predictive value