Table 3.
Sensitivity, specificity and predictive value of proposed risk assessment criteria
Screening criteria | Frequencies | Sensitivity | Specificity | PPV | NPV | ROC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All assessment categories combined | TP:43 FP:16 FN:26 TN:655 |
62.3% | 97.6% | 72.9% | 96.2% | 0.780 |
Two major risk factors | TP:23 FP:7 FN:46 TN:664 |
33.3% | 98.9% | 76.7% | 93.5% | 0.662 |
One major and two minor risk factors | TP:20 FP:6 FN:49 TN:665 |
29.0% | 99.1% | 76.9% | 93.1% | 0.641 |
Three minor risk factors | TP:12 FP:4 FN:57 TN:667 |
17.4% | 99.4% | 75.0% | 92.1% | 0.584 |
TP = True positives. FP = False positives. TN = True negatives. FN = False negatives
PPV = Positive predictive value. NPV = Negative predictive value