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. 2013 Oct 4;8(10):e76490. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076490

Table 2. Efficacy of VDBP to predict spontaneous labour onset (N = 141 women; 392 samples).

Prediction 3 d before onset 7 d before onset 14 d before onset
Samples (N) ≤3 days; N = 41 ≤7 days; N = 71 ≤14 days; N = 111
>3 days; N = 351 >7 days; N = 321 >14 days; N = 281
Area under curve 0.974 0.943 0.934
95% confidence interval 0.958–0.989 0.921–0.966 0.912–0.956
P value <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
Classification cut-off value 0.5 0.5 0.5
Sensitivity (%) 58.5 57.7 71.2
Specificity (%) 98.6 96.6 87.9
Positive Predictive Value (%) 82.8 78.8 69.9
Negative Predictive Value (%) 95.3 91.2 88.5