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. 2012 Sep 1;5:476. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-476

Table 1.

Summary sensitivity and specificity based on bivariate model with no covariates

Data Median Sensitivity (95% CI)[95% PI] Median specificity (95% CI)[95% PI] Heterogeneity SD on logit scale (sens) Heterogeneity SD on logit scale (spec)
Primary analysis (n = 10,587, 90 studies)
96.6 (95.2, 97.7) [64.4, 99.8]
98.9 (98.1, 99.4) [75.8, 100.0)
1.4
1.7
Breakdown by trimester (n = 4,467, 35 studies) First trimester (n = 2,244, 26 studies)
95.0 (92.2, 97.3) [71.7, 99.4]
98.8 (97.0, 99.7) [64.0, 100.0)
1.0
1.7
Second trimester (n = 1,662, 15 studies)
98.2 (95.2, 99.6) [64.9, 100.0]
99.5 (98.2, 100.0) [77.0,100]
1.6
1.6
Third trimester (n = 561, 9 studies) 96.6 (86.6, 99.7) [28.0, 100.0] 99.0 (95.4, 99.9) [70.6, 100.0] 1.8 1.3

CI = credible interval.

PI = prediction interval.

SD = standard deviation.