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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 15.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2014 Jan 16;120(8):1203–1211. doi: 10.1002/cncr.28533

TABLE 3.

Cross-validation of imputation method for a) cervix, b) prostate, and c) colorectal cancer

a. Cervix Cancer
Imputed value
Real value Foreign-born U.S.-born Total
Foreign-born 986(70.13%) 50(3.56%) 1,026(73.02%)
U.S.-born 46(3.27%) 324(23.04%) 370(26.32%)
Total 1,032(73.40%) 374(26.60%) 1,406 (100.0%)
% misclassified 6.83%
Kappa 0.8245
Sensitivity 95.17%
Specificity 86.81%
b. Prostate Cancer
Imputed value
Real value Foreign-born U.S.-born Total
Foreign-born 2,839(53.79%) 183(3.47%) 3,022(57.22%)
U.S.-born 234(4.473%) 2,025(38.35%) 2,259(42.78%)
Total 3,073(58.19%) 2,208(41.81%) 5,281 (100.0%)
% misclassified 7.90%
Kappa 0.8382
Sensitivity 93.94%
Specificity 89.64%
c. Colorectal Cancer
Imputed value
Real value Foreign-born U.S.-born Total
Foreign-born 1,818(45.67%) 186(4.67%) 2,004(50.34%)
U.S.-born 199(5.00%) 1,778(44.66%) 1,977(49.66%)
Total 2,017(50.67%) 1,964(49.33%) 4382 (100.0%)
% misclassified 9.67%
Kappa 0.8066
Sensitivity 90.72%
Specificity 89.93%