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. 2015 Oct 14;10(10):e0139928. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139928

Table 7. Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of awareness of diabetes by markers of socio-economic position, Scottish Health Survey, 2008–11.

Marker of socio-economic position Level Sensitivity, (95% CI) Specificity, (95% CI) PPV, (95% CI) NPV, (95% CI)
All 63.3 (56.1–70.6) 99.1 (98.8–99.5) 83.0 (76.5–89.4) 97.6 (97.0–98.2)
Occupational social class Managerial & professional 60.0 (47.1–73.0) 99.2 (98.6–99.7) 80.5 (68.4–92.6) 97.8 (96.8–98.7)
Intermediate 52.9 (36.2–69.7) 99.8 (99.4–100) 94.7 (84.7–100) 96.9 (95.5–98.4)
Routine and manual 69.5 (59.6–79.5) 98.9 (98.2–99.5) 82.6 (73.7–91.6) 97.7 (96.8–98.6)
Educational attainment Post-school qualifications 63.3 (49.8–76.8) 99.6 (99.2–100) 88.6 (78.0–99.1) 98.3 (97.6–99.1)
School level qualifications 63.8 (51.4–76.2) 99.6 (99.2–100) 90.2 (81.2–99.3) 98.0 (97.1–98.8)
No qualifications 61.9 (49.9–73.9) 97.0 (95.4–98.6) 75.0 (63.2–86.8) 94.6 (92.5–96.7)
Household income Highest 61.5 (42.8–80.2) 99.9 (99.6–100) 94.1 (82.9–100) 98.6 (97.7–99.4)
Middle 62.5 (51.3–73.7) 99.2 (98.6–99.7) 83.3 (73.4–93.3) 97.5 (96.6–98.4)
Lowest 64.4 (53.4–75.4) 98.6 (97.8–99.4) 81.0 (71.0–91.1) 96.7 (95.5–98.0)

Bold indicates significantly different from the least disadvantaged level