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Sensitivity, specificity and predictive values for clinical diagnosis of aspiration with pureed consistency foods.
| Aspiration (pured food) - clinical evaluation | Aspiration (pure food) - videofluoroscopy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||||
| n | % | n | % | p-value* | ||
| Yes | 4 | 16.7 | 2 | 3.0 | 0.04 | |
| No | 20 | 83.3 | 65 | 97.0 | ||
Exact Fisher's test. Sensitivity = 16%; Positive predictive value = 66%; Specificity = 97%; Positive predictive value = 76%.
