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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2017 Apr 21;186:172–178.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.03.050

Table 3.

Sensitivity, Specificity, Positive Predictive Value (PPV), and Negative Predictive Value (NPV) of Self-Assessed Pubertal Onset (Girls n=131, Boys n=114).

Girls: Tanner Stage >1 for Breast Development
Physician
Self yes no total Sensitivity Specificity PPV NPV
yes 42 28 70 0.93 0.67 0.60 0.95
no 3 58 61
total 45 86 131

Girls: Tanner Stage >1 for Pubic Hair Development
Physician
Self yes no total Sensitivity Specificity PPV NPV

yes 34 7 41 1 0.93 0.83 1
no 0 90 90
total 34 97 131

Boys: Tanner Stage >1 for Genital Development
Physician
Self yes no total Sensitivity Specificity PPV NPV

yes 54 44 98 0.93 0.21 0.55 0.75
no 4 12 16
total 58 56 114

Boys: Tanner Stage >1 for Pubic Hair Development
Physician
Self yes no total Sensitivity Specificity PPV NPV

yes 20 7 27 0.95 0.92 0.74 0.99
no 1 86 87
total 21 93 114