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. 2012 Jan 18;68(1):6–11. doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(11)60124-X

Table 7.

Comparison of parameters for assessing diagnostic utility of a test for diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus with O'Sullivan's criteria as gold standard* (n = 723).

Criteria Sensitivity Specificity PPV NPV
WHO criteria 0.20 0.96 0.14 0.97
Modified criteria (fasting (100 mg/dL) and two-hours postglucose ≥ 140 mg/dL) 0.08 0.99 0.18 0.97
Carpenter and Coustan's criteria 1.0 0.97 0.54 1.0

NPV: negative predictive value, PPV: positive predictive value, WHO: World Health Organization.

*

Gestational diabetes mellitus + ve with O'Sullivan's criteria (n = 25).