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. 2010 Sep 23;7:253. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-7-253

Table 4.

Concordance of results of HC-II assay and PCR test for detection of HPV infection in oral sub mucous fibrosis (OSMF): a potentially malignant oral lesionsa

Hybrid Capture-II (HC-II) HPV-16 E6 PCR Total

HPV-16 E6 Positive HPV-16 E6 Negative
HC-II Positive 42 (77.78%) 15 (9.74%) 57 (100)

HC-II Negative 12 (22.22%) 139 (90.26%) 151 (100)

Total 54 154 208

aCohen's kappa (λ) = 66.83% (95%CI 0.5533-0.7834); Sensitivity = 73.68% (95% CI: 0.6034-0.8446); Specificity = 92.05% (95% CI: 0.8653-0.9583); Pearson χ2 p < 0.00.