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. 2014 Dec 26;9(12):e116143. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116143

Table 5. Diagnostic test performances of the CareStart G6PD RDT by gender, according to the cut-off values used to define G6PDd, Pailin, Cambodia, 2013.

Cut-off values in % <10% <20% <30% <40% <50% <60% ≥60%
in UI/g Hg <1.2 <2.4 <3.6 <4.8 <6.0 <7.2 ≥7.2
Males
No. of samples classified as G6PD deficient according to the cut-off value 48 57 59 59 59 59 392
CareStart G6PD RDT No. of males classified as deficient/intermediate 48 57 59 59 59 59 5
No. of males classified as normal 0 0 0 0 0 0 387
Sensitivity (95% CI) 100% (92.6–100%) 100% (93.7–100%) 100% (93.9–100%) 100% (93.9–100%) 100% (93.9–100%) 100% (93.9–100%)
Specificity (95% CI) 96.0% (93.6–97.7%) 98.2% (96.3–99.3%) 98.7% (97.1–99.6%) 98.7% (97.1–99.6%) 98.7% (97.1–99.6%) 98.7% (97.1–99.6%)
Deficiency status Predictive Value - PPV (95% CI) 75.0% (62.6–85.0%) 89.1% (78.7–95.5%) 92.2% (82.7–97.4%) 92.2% (82.7–97.4%) 92.2% (82.7–97.4%) 92.2% (82.7–97.4%)
Normal status Predictive Value - NPV (95% CI) 100% (99.1–100%) 100% (99.1–100%) 100% (99.1–100%) 100% (99.1–100%) 100% (99.1–100%) 100% (99.1–100%)
Females
No. of samples classified as G6PD deficient according to the cut-off value (%) 8 11 15 30 48 68 419
CareStart G6PD RDT No. of females classified as deficient/intermediate 8 11 15 24 29 32 9
No. of females classified as normal 0 0 0 6 19 36 410
Sensitivity (95% CI) 100% (63.1–100%) 100% (71.5–100%) 100% (78.2–100%) 80.0% (61.4–92.3%) 60.4% (45.3–74.2%) 47.0% (34.6–59.6%)
Specificity (95% CI) 93.1% (90.4–95.2%) 95.5% (93.2–97.2%) 94.5% (92.0–96.4%) 96.2% (96.5–99.2%) 97.3% (95.3–98.6%) 97.9% (95.9–99.0%)
Deficiency status Predictive Value - PPV (95% CI) 19.1% (8.8–34.9%) 34.4% (18.6–53.2%) 36.6% (22.1–53.1%) 75.0% (56.6–88.5%) 70.7% (54.5–83.9%) 78.0% (62.4–89.4%)
Normal status Predictive Value - NPV (95% CI) 100% (99.2–100%) 100% (99.2–100%) 100% (99.2–100%) 98.6% (97.1–99.5%) 95.7% (93.4–97.4%) 91.9% (89.0–94.3%)