TABLE 2.
VARIABLE | SENSITIVITY (%) | SPECIFICITY (%) | POSITIVE PREDICTIVE VALUE (%) |
NEGATIVE PREDICTIVE VALUE (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
CAT Element | ||||
Dental interview | ||||
Suboptimal fluoride exposure | 7.4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 53.3 |
≥ 3 between-meal sugar exposures | 16.2 | 86.4 | 52.8 | 52.1 |
Low socioeconomic status | 100.0 | 2.5 | 49.2 | 100.0 |
Recent maternal caries experience | 57.2 | 21.9 | 40.9 | 35.1 |
Special health care needs | 2.6 | 97.5 | 50.0 | 51.4 |
Poor salivary flow | 0.9 | 99.2 | 50.0 | 51.4 |
Clinical evaluation | ||||
> 1 area of demineralization | 57.2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 71.2 |
Gingivitis or visible plaque | 94.8 | 66.9 | 73.1 | 93.1 |
Enamel hypoplasia | 5.2 | 97.1 | 63.2 | 52.0 |
Supplemental assessment | ||||
Streptococcus mutans (mutans streptococci [MS]) (moderate or higher levels) | 86.5 | 93.4 | 92.5 | 87.9 |
Caries-risk Assessment Approach CAT | 100.0 | 2.9 | 49.4 | 100.0 |
MS (moderate or higher levels) alone | 86.5 | 93.4 | 92.5 | 87.9 |
CAT excluding socioeconomic status risk factors | 85.6 | 68.6 | 71.0 | 83.4 |
CAT excluding socioeconomic status risk factor plus MS (moderate or higher levels) | 95.2 | 65.7 | 72.4 | 93.5 |
Based on the 48.6 percent caries prevalence in the sample.