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. 2016 May;31(3):170–175. doi: 10.5001/omj.2016.34

Table 5. Cutoff, sensitivity and specificity values of NC measured in different studies.

Study Country,
year
Age range, years n     Boys     Girls
Cutoff Sensitivity Specificity Cutoff Sensitivity Specificity
This study Iran, 2013 6–17 864 27.5–38.3 60.0–88.9 71.4–88.5 26.7–33.4 71.4–78.5 67.7–82.8
Olubukola16 USA, 2010 6–18 1102 28.5-39.0 60.0–100.0 67.9–100 27.0–34.6 60–78.5 55.6–100.0
Hatipoglu7 Turkey, 2010 6–18 976 28.0–38.0 - - 27.0–34.5 - -
Lou14 China, 2011 7–12 2874 27.4–31.3 75.5–86.7 73.9–91.7 26.3–31.4 80.0–92.5 74.7–93.3
Atwa15 Egypt, 2012 12–15 2762 29.3–31.7 91.0–96.0 55.0–91.0 28.6–31.4 90.0–96.0 56.0–83.0