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. 2011 Oct 6;6(10):e26022. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026022

Table 2. Outcome for the 328 women in the cytology only group if triaged with post colposcopy cytology when cut-off is ASC-US+.

Cytological findings Outcome % 95% CI
CIN2+1) <CIN22) Total3) Sensitivity 84.6 76.6, 92.6
ASC-US+ 66 59 125 Specificity 76.4 71.1, 81.7
NILM4) 12 191 203 PPV 52.8 44.0, 61.6
Total 78 250 328 NPV 94.1 90.8, 97.4
1)

Prevalence CIN2+ 23.8% (95% CI: 19.2–28.4).

2)

<CIN2 includes women with a histological diagnosis of CIN1 or CIN0 and women referred back to screening because of two normal post colposcopy smear.

3)

Chi square = 91.3, p<0.001.

4)

NILM = Negative for intraepithelial lesion or malignancy.