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. 2014 Oct;48(5):783–789. doi: 10.1590/S0034-8910.2014048005195

Table 4. Sensitivity and specificity of the short version of the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale, with five questions.a Pelotas, RS, Southern Brazil, 2013.

Cut-off points Sensitivity
Specificity
Accuracy
% % %
Pelotas sample
 ≥ 1 95.7 100 97.4
 ≥ 2 58.9 100 75.2
 ≥ 3 29.5 100 57.4
 ≥ 4 12.2 100 46.9
 5 0 100 39.6
PNDS      
 ≥ 1 99.5 100 99.7
 ≥ 2 77.5 100 90.5
 ≥ 3 59.2 100 82.8
 ≥ 4 25.7 100 68.6
 5 0 100 57.8

a See Table 1.