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Comparison of clinical and autopsy diagnoses of asbestos-related diseases
| True-positive | False-positive | True-negative | False-negative | Sensitivity | Specificity | PPV | NPV | |
| Asbestosis | 39 | 13 | 59 | 38 | 50.6 | 81.9 | 75.0 | 60.8 |
| Mesothelioma | 11 | 3 | 119 | 16 | 40.7 | 97.5 | 78.6 | 88.1 |
| Lung cancer | 3 | 0 | 127 | 19 | 13.6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 87.0 |
PPV: positive predictive value; NPV: negative predictive value.
