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. 2010 Dec 8;5(12):e14256. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014256

Table 2. Diagnostic utility of peripheral neuropathy screening tools and quantitative sensory testing in detecting moderate to severe peripheral neuropathy.

Sensitivity [95%CI] Specificity [95%CI] PPV NPV Acc LR+ LR- AUC Cutoff
Neuropathy Severity Score 66.7 [29, 104] 91.7 [81, 103] 66.7 91.7 86.7 8 0.4 0.83 ≥6
Subjective-PNS – Maximum Score 66.7 [29, 104] 91.7 [81, 103] 66.7 91.7 86.7 8 0.4 0.83 ≥5
Subjective-PNS) - Total Score 83.3 [53, 113] 83.3 [68, 98] 55.6 95.2 83.3 5 0.2 0.86 ≥6
Single Question Neuropathy Screen 83.3 [53, 113] 70.8 [53, 89] 41.7 94.4 73.3 2.9 0.2 0.77 ----
Brief-PNS 0 [0,0] 91.7 [81, 103] 0 78.6 73.3 0 1.1 0.46 ----
Monofilament 100 [100,100] 87.5 [74, 101] 66.7 100 90 8 0 0.94 ≥2
Graduated Tuning Fork 83.3 [53, 113] 87.5 [74, 101] 62.5 95.4 86.7 6.7 0.2 0.85 ----
Two-Point Discrimination 75 [40, 109] 58.3 [39, 78] 23.1 93.3 60.7 1.8 0.4 0.70 ≥4

Abbreviations: Acc: Accuracy; PNS: Peripheral Neuropathy Screen.