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. 2017 Mar 2;116(7):944–950. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2017.53

Table 6. Characteristics of screening test.

Cutoff False negatives True Negatives False positives True positives Total Specificity Sensitivity
Females
All ages              
 ⩾6 695 90 533 1654 124 93 006 98.2% 15%
 ⩾5 619 87 681 4506 200 93 006 95.1% 24%
 ⩾4 508 82 099 10 088 311 93 006 89.1% 38%
40–50 years              
 ⩾6 58 40 747 1152 13 41 970 97.3% 18%
 ⩾5 47 38 885 3014 24 41 970 92.8% 34%
 ⩾4 37 35 387 6512 34 41 970 84.5% 48%
50–60 years              
 ⩾6 190 25 521 292 35 26 038 98.9% 16%
 ⩾5 171 25 022 791 54 26 038 96.9% 24%
 ⩾4 139 23 979 1834 86 26 038 92.9% 38%
60–70 years              
 ⩾6 297 17 274 128 35 17 734 99.3% 11%
 ⩾5 270 16 978 424 62 17 734 97.6% 19%
 ⩾4 231 16 353 1049 101 17 734 94.0% 30%
70–75 years              
 ⩾6 150 6991 82 41 7264 98.8% 21%
 ⩾5 131 6796 277 60 7264 96.1% 31%
 ⩾4 101 6380 693 90 7264 90.2% 47%
Males
All ages              
 ⩾6 848 71 285 314 88 72 535 99.6% 9%
 ⩾5 758 70 454 1145 178 72 535 98.4% 19%
 ⩾4 645 67 923 3676 291 72 535 94.9% 31%
40–50 years              
 ⩾6 72 30 532 102 14 30 720 99.7% 16%
 ⩾5 68 30 292 342 18 30 720 98.9% 21%
 ⩾4 58 29 322 1312 28 30 720 95.7% 33%
50–60 years              
 ⩾6 199 21 325 81 11 21 616 99.6% 5%
 ⩾5 179 21 092 314 31 21 616 98.5% 15%
 ⩾4 154 20 409 997 56 21 616 95.3% 27%
60–70 years              
 ⩾6 346 13 959 80 36 14 421 99.4% 9%
 ⩾5 305 13 716 323 77 14 421 97.7% 20%
 ⩾4 267 13 142 897 115 14 421 93.6% 30%
70–75 years              
 ⩾6 231 5469 51 27 5778 99.1% 10%
 ⩾5 206 5354 166 52 5778 97.0% 20%
 ⩾4 166 5050 470 92 5778 91.5% 36%