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. 2013 Jul 16;5(7):323–331. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v5.i7.323

Table 2.

Analysis of the criteria from the McCormack classification for the presence of portal hypertension and portal hypertensive gastropathy

Fine pink speckling Superficial reddening Mosaic-like pattern Cherry-red spots Diffuse hemorrhagic lesion
Diagnosis PH PHG PH PHG PH PHG PH PHG PH PHG
Sensitivity 48.00% 56.52% 64.00% 69.57% 48.00% 100.00% 22.00% 39.13% 8.00% 17.39%
Specificity 86.00% 76.62% 80.00% 66.23% 90.00% 92.21% 98.00% 96.10% 100.00% 100.00%
PPV 77.42% 41.94% 76.19% 38.10% 82.76% 79.31% 91.67% 75.00% 100.00% 100.00%
NPV 62.32% 85.51% 68.97% 87.93% 63.38% 100.00% 55.68% 84.09% 52.08% 80.21%
Accuracy 67.00% 72.00% 72.00% 67.00% 69.00% 94.00% 60.00% 83.00% 54.00% 81.00%
False negative 26.00% 10.00% 18.00% 7.00% 26.00% 0.00% 39.00% 14.00% 46.00% 19.00%
False positive 7.00% 18.00% 10.00% 26.00% 5.00% 6.00% 1.00% 3.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Significance P < 0.001 P =0.03 P < 0.001 P = 0.002 P < 0.001 P < 0.001 P = 0.002 P < 0.001 P = 0.059 P = 0.002
Reliability (α) 0.4301 0.4301 0.5321 0.5321 0.7992 0.7992 0.7532 0.7532 0.5741 0.5741
1

Unsatisfactory;

2

High. PPV: Positive predictive value; NPV: Negative predictive value; PH: Portal hypertension; PHG: Portal hypertensive gastropathy.