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Accuracy of PTS and HC
| Measure | Pure tone screen estimate (95% CI) | HearCheck estimate (95% CI) | Difference in accuracy (PTS − HC) | |
| Estimate (95% CI) | p Value | |||
| Sensitivity | 94.2% (89.0% to 97.0%) | 89.0% (82.9% to 93.1%) | 5.2% (0.2% to 10.1%) | 0.02 |
| Specificity | 82.2% (77.7% to 86.0%) | 86.5% (82.5% to 90.0%) | −4.3% (−8.2% to −0.4%) | 0.02 |
HC, HearCheck; PTS, pure tone screen.
