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. 2014 Mar;32(1):51–57.

Table 4.

Difference between readings using HemoCueTM and HCS, and accuracy of HCS at different cutoff levels of haemoglobin (n=501

Parameter Less than or equal to 12 g/dL Less than or equal to 10 g/dL Less than or equal to 7 g/dL
Sensitivity 0.96 (CI 0.93-0.98) 0.74 (CI 0.65-0.81) 0.83 (CI 0.51-0.98)
Specificity 0.22 (CI 0.15-0.3) 0.84 (CI 0.8-0.87) 0.99 (CI 0.97-0.98)
PPV 0.75 (CI 0.71-0.79) 0.56 (CI 0.47-0.64) 0.71 (CI 0.43-0.9)
NPV 0.69 (CI 0.53-0.81) 0.92 (CI 0.89-0.95) 0.99 (CI 0.98-1.0)
Likelihood ratio (positive) 1.23 4.63 83
Likelihood ratio (negative) 0.18 0.31 0.17
Efficiency 75% 82% 99%
Correlation coefficient 0.7 0.75 0.87