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. 2015 Jun 1;73(1):26. doi: 10.1186/s13690-015-0074-z

Table 2.

Global acute malnutrition, defined by a MUAC cut-off <125 mm: comparing classification by mothers and CHW, for each arm

Right arm CHW Left arm CHW
MUAC <125 mm ≥125 mm MUAC <125 mm ≥125 mm
Mothers <125 mm 38 12 Mothers <125 mm 39 11
≥125 mm 2 51 ≥125 mm 1 52

Sensitivity = 95.0% (83.5%; 98.6%) Sensitivity = 97.5% (87.1%; 99.6%).

Specificity = 81.0% (69.6%, 88.8%) Specificity = 82.5% (71.4%; 90.0%).

PPV = 76.0% (62.6%; 85.7%) PPV = 78.0% (64.8%; 87.3%).

NPV = 96.2% (87.3%; 99.0%) NPV = 98.1% (90.1%; 99.7%).

Accuracy = 86.4% (78.5%; 91.7%) Accuracy = 88.4% (80.7%; 93.2%).