Skip to main content
. 2016 Aug 16;50:49. doi: 10.1590/S1518-8787.2016050006327

Table 4. Sensitivity and specificity analysis of record linkage techniques.

Standard Total Deterministic record linkage Probabilistic record linkage


Pair Non-pair Pair Non-pair
Pair 9,741 9,283 458 8,491 1,250
Non-pair 34,084 35 34,049 69 34,015
Total 43,825 9,318 34,507 8,560 35,265
Sensitivity (95%CI) 95.3 (94.8–95.7) 87.2 (86.5–87.8)
Specificity (95%CI) 99.9 (99.8–99.9) 99.8 (99.7–99.8)