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. 2016 Feb 19;10(2):e0004457. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004457

Table 3. G6PD diagnostic tests analyzed in 610 subjects living in Panenggo Ede village, Southwest Sumba, tested against G6PD gold standard test.

Cut off Performance indicator 1 Male P-value Female P-value
RDT 2 FST 3 RDT FST
10% Sensitivity 100.0 (80.5–100) 88.2 (63.6–98.5) 0.48 100.0 (29.2–100) 100.0 (29.2–100) 1.0
Specificity 95.9 (92.6–98.0) 89.7 (85.2–93.2) 0.01 92.2 (88.9–94.8) 91.4 (87.9–94.1) 0.78
DPV 63.0 (42.4–80.6) 37.5 (22.7–54.2) 0.05 10.0 (2.1–26.5) 9.1 (1.9–24.3) 1.0
NPV 100.0 (98.4–100) 99.1 (96.8–99.9) 0.23 100.0 (98.9–100) 100.0 (98.8–100) 1.0
30% Sensitivity 100.0 (85.8–100) 91.7 (73–99) 0.49 83.3 (35.9–99.6) 100.0 (54.1–100) 1.0
Specificity 98.7 (96.3–99.7) 92.4 (88.2–95.4) 0.001 92.7 (89.5–95.2) 92.2 (88.8–94.8) 0.89
DPV 88.9 (70.8–97.6) 55.0 (38.5–70.7) 0.004 16.7 (5.6–34.7) 18.2 (7–35.5) 1.0
NPV 100.0 (98.4–100) 99.1 (96.8–99.9) 0.24 99.7 (98.3–100) 100.0 (98.8–100) 1.0
60% Sensitivity 96.0 (79.6–99.9) 88.0 (68.8–97.5) 0.61 44.0 (24.4–65.1) 60.0 (38.7–78.9) 0.39
Specificity 98.7 (96.3–99.7) 92.3 (88.2–95.4) 0.001 94.2 (91–96.4) 94.5 (91.4–96.7) 1.0
DPV 88.9 (70.8–97.6) 55.0 (38.5–70.7) 0.004 36.7 (19.9–56.1) 45.5 (28.1–63.6) 0.61
NPV 99.6 (97.6–100) 98.6 (96.1–99.7) 0.36 95.6 (92.8–97.6) 96.8 (94.3–98.5) 0.53

1 Proportion and 95% confidence interval.

2 CareStart RDT (Access Bio) and tested in field setting with temperature 28–34°C and humidity between 55–76%.

3 FST (Trinity Biotech) and tested in field laboratory with temperature 26–29°C.