Table 4.
Parameter | Area under the curve (95% CI) | Cutoff value | Sensitivity | Specificity | |
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Colonic transit time | 0.73 (0.65–0.82) | All subjects | 59 h | 0.46 | 0.95 |
Men | 44 h | 0.50 | 0.90 | ||
Women | 59 h | 0.46 | 0.92 | ||
Whole gut transit time | 0.76 (0.68–0.84) | All subjects | 73 h | 0.42 | 0.95 |
Men | 52 h | 0.63 | 0.90 | ||
Women | 73 h | 0.41 | 0.92 | ||
Day 5 radiopaque marker | 0.71 (0.63–0.78) | All subjects | >5 markers | 0.37 | 0.95 |
Adapted from Rao et al. [2009]. CI, confidence interval.