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. 2010 Mar 2;10:5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2415-10-5

Table 5.

Sensitivity/specificity of 90 days/persistence

Any quantity fills Single bottle gills of 2.5 mL
Method of imputing days supply Sensitivity Specificity Sensitivity Specificity
Medication possession
Unadjusted days supply 56% 63% 47% 79%
2.0-2.1 Variable Factor* 60% 60% 53% 77%
2.0 Constant Factor/45
 Minimum 61% 60% 54% 77%

Days covered
Unadjusted days supply 53% 68% 43% 99%
2.0-2.1 Variable Factor* 67% 69% 61% 90%
2.0 Constant Factor/45
 Minimum 70% 70% 65% 90%

*Imputed days supply is unadjusted days supply multiplied by 2.0 (latanoprost, travoprost) or 2.1 (bimatoprost).

Imputed days supply is unadjusted days supply multiplied by 2.0 (all prostaglandins), with a minimum imputed estimate of 45 days.