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. 2011 Dec 22;3:36. doi: 10.1186/1758-5996-3-36

Table 3.

Sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus

Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%)
EZSCAN in all subjects (n = 195)*
 EZSCAN diabetes index ≥ 40 85 64
 EZSCAN diabetes index ≥ 50 67 72
 EZSCAN diabetes index ≥ 60 60 78
EZSCAN in subgroup analysis (diabetes index ≥40 as threshold)
 Men (n = 99) 82 65
 Women (n = 96) 87 63
 < 54 years (median age, n = 100) 61 83
 ≥54 years (median age, n = 95) 93 24
Comparison of 3 methods in patients who had an oral glucose tolerance test (n = 80)*
 EZSCAN diabetes index ≥ 40 78 67
 Fasting plasma glucose ≥ 7.0 mmol/L 44 100
 Serum glycosylated haemoglobin ≥ 6.5% 56 93

*Diabetes mellitus was defined as a plasma glucose of at least 7.0 mmol/L fasting or 11.1 mmol/L at 2 hours post-load, or as the use of antidiabetic agents in all subjects (75 diabetic patients), and as a plasma glucose of at least 7.0 mmol/L fasting or 11.1 mmol/L at 2 hours post-load in patients who had an oral glucose tolerance test (9 diabetic patients).