Table 5.
Sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive and negative predictive values for fluorescence spectroscopy, colposcopy and combination of methods, analyzing per patient diagnosis
| Fluorescence spectroscopy | Colposcopy | Colposcopy + fluorescence (combined) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | |
| Sensitivity | 31/34 | 91.2 | 76.3- 98.0 | 30/34 | 88.2 | 72.5-96.6 | 33/ 34 | 97.1 | 84.6- 99.5 |
| Specificity | 10/14 | 71.4 | 41.9- 91.4 | 11/14 | 78.6 | 49.2-95.1 | 8/14 | 57.1 | 28.9- 82.2 |
| Accuracy | 41/48 | 85.4 | - | 41/48 | 85.4 | - | 41/ 48 | 85.4 | - |
| PPV | 31/35 | 88.6 | - | 30/33 | 90.9 | - | 33/ 39 | 84.6 | - |
| NPV | 10/13 | 76.9 | - | 11/15 | 73.3 | - | 8/9 | 88.9 | - |
| Total | 48 | 48 | 48 | ||||||