Table 5.

Diagnostic Capabilities of MCB tests by Gender

	Patient of gender		P value
	Men (N = 181)	Women (N = 109)
Sensitivity	61.1 % (47.8–73.0)	80.0 % (58.4–91.9)	<0.05*
Specificity	66.1 % (57.5–73.8)	60.7 % (50.3–70.2)	0.23
PPV	43.4 % (32.9–54.6)	31.4 % (20.3–45.0)	0.07
NPV	80 % (71.4–86.5)	93.1 % (83.6–97.3)	<0.05*
LR+	1.81 (1.31–2.49)	2.03 (1.45–2.85)
LR−	0.59 (0.41–0.84)	0.33 (0.14–0.81)

PS: PPV, NPV, LR+ and LR− mean positive and negative predictive values, positive and negative likelihood ratios, respectively

*mean P < 0.05