Table 4.

Accuracy and precision indexes of temperature measurement methods compared to the standard nasopharyngeal method

Temperature measurement methods	Indices
	Sensitivity	Specificity	Positive predictive value	Negative predictive value	Paired t-test	Kappa coefficient
Right tympanic	83	100	100	93	1.00	88
Left tympanic	81	100	100	93	1.34	85
Oral	64	100	100	86	0.00	72
Axillary	52	100	100	82	0.37	60
Forehead	54	98	93	93	1.15	59