Table 2.
Accuracy of the EAT-10 in detecting dysphagia, impaired efficacy and safety of swallow, and aspirations at the normative cut-off 3
| EAT-10 ≥ 3 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensitivity (95% CI) | Specificity (95% CI) | PPV | NPV | LHR+ | LHR− | |
| OD | 0.85 (0.77–0.91) | 0.82 (0.57–0.96) | 0.828 | 0.847 | 4.72 | 0.183 |
| Impaired efficacy | 0.88 (0.80–0.94) | 0.59 (0.41–0.76) | 0.684 | 0.830 | 2.15 | 0.203 |
| Impaired safety | 0.87 (0.79–0.93) | 0.68 (0.46–0.85) | 0.731 | 0.837 | 3.13 | 0.191 |
| Aspirations | 0.83 (0.61–0.95) | 0.25 (0.17–0.34) | 0.525 | 0.592 | 1.11 | 0.680 |
CI, simultaneous confidence interval; PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value; LHR, likelihood ratio; OD, oropharyngeal dysphagia.