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. 2015 Aug 24;10(8):e0136179. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136179

Table 6. Estimated sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive values when varying the thresholds used to determine matched pairs.

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Threshold weight score used True positives Probabilistic matches True negatives Sensitivity Specificity Positive predictive value Negative predictive value
10 1067 1094 5521 99.6% 99.5% 97.5% 99.9%
15 1065 1086 5527 99.4% 99.6% 98.1% 99.9%
20 1064 1069 5543 99.3% 99.9% 99.5% 99.9%
25 1060 1062 5546 99.0% 100.0% 99.8% 99.8%
30 1047 1049 5546 97.8% 100.0% 99.8% 99.6%
35 1022 1024 5546 95.4% 100.0% 99.8% 99.1%
40 987 989 5546 92.2% 100.0% 99.8% 98.5%
45 946 948 5546 88.3% 100.0% 99.8% 97.8%
50 922 924 5546 86.1% 100.0% 99.8% 97.4%