Skip to main content
. 2016 Jun 13;16:30. doi: 10.1186/s12894-016-0147-5

Table 2.

Diagnostic performance of urine cytology by patient subgroup

Risk factor Subgroup Method Sensitivity Specificity P-value
Estimate (%) LCI UCI Estimate (%) LCI UCI
Overall None GLMM 62 58 66 41 38 44 0.13
GEE 59 56 63 43 40 45 0.23
Age 40 GLMM 50 42 58 53 46 60 <0.001
50 55 49 60 48 44 53
60 59 54 63 44 41 47
70 63 59 67 40 37 43
80 67 62 71 36 32 40
40 GEE 50 43 57 52 46 58 0.006
50 53 48 59 49 45 53
60 57 53 61 45 42 48
70 60 57 64 42 39 44
80 64 60 68 38 35 42
Smoking Never GLMM 56 51 62 47 42 52 0.003
Former 66 62 71 37 33 41
Current 59 50 68 44 35 53
Never GEE 55 50 60 47 43 51 0.005
Former 63 59 67 39 36 43
Current 57 49 65 45 38 52
Gender Female GLMM 51 45 57 53 48 58 <0.001
Male 67 63 71 36 32 39
Female GEE 50 45 55 52 48 56 <0.001
Male 64 60 67 38 35 41
Race White GLMM 63 59 67 40 37 44 0.34
Black 61 53 68 43 36 50
Other 51 34 68 52 36 68
White GEE 60 56 64 42 39 45 0.25
Black 58 51 65 44 38 50
Other 49 35 63 53 39 67
Indication Hematuria GLMM 63 58 69 40 35 45 0.047
Cancer 63 59 68 40 36 44
Other 53 44 62 51 43 59
Hematuria GEE 61 56 65 42 38 46 0.059
Cancer 60 56 64 42 39 45
Other 52 45 59 51 44 57