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. 2011 Jul;128(1):e112–e120. doi: 10.1542/peds.2010-2036

TABLE 2.

Relationship of Predictors to Primary Outcome

Primary Outcome
Total Sensitivity Specificity PPV Negative Predictive Value
No Yes
aEEG <9 h olda 0.89 0.33 0.56 0.75
    Abnormal aEEG 37 47 84
    Normal aEEG 18 6 24
    Total 55 53 108
aEEG <6 h oldb 0.85 0.48 0.57 0.80
    Abnormal aEEG 13 17 30
    Normal aEEG 12 3 15
    Total 25 20 45
aEEG 6–9 h old 0.91 0.20 0.56 0.67
    Abnormal aEEG 24 30 54
    Normal aEEG 6 3 9
    Total 30 33 63
Moderate HIE 0.78 0.38 0.38 0.78
    Abnormal aEEG 30 18 48
    Normal aEEG 18 5 23
    Total 48 23 71
Severe HIE 0.97 0.00 0.81 0.00
    Abnormal aEEG 7 29 36
    Normal aEEG 0 1 1
    Total 7 30 37
Cooled infantsc 1.00 0.30 0.51 1.00
    Abnormal aEEG 23 24 47
    Normal aEEG 10 0 10
    Total 33 24 57
Non-cooled infants 0.79 .36 0.62 0.57
    Abnormal aEEG 14 23 37
    Normal aEEG 8 6 14
    Total 22 29 51
a

P = .01.

b

P = .03.

c

P < .01.