Skip to main content
. 2017 Sep 14;12(9):e0184840. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184840

Table 3. Statistics measures of the performance of the two ADA screening strategies.

Diagnostic test statistic ADA diabetes risk test Cut-off ≥5 ADA screening criteria Difference between two tests Ratio of two tests p-value
Sensitivity 0.80 (0.72–0.88) 0.81 (0.73–0.89) -0.01 (-0.11–0.09) 0.8348
Specificity 0.57 (0.54–0.59) 0.41 (0.38–0.43) 0.16 (0.13–0.19) <0.00001
PPV 0.12 (0.09–0.14) 0.09 (0.07–0.11) 1.31 (1.16–1.48) <0.00001
NPV 0.98 (0.96–0.99) 0.97 (0.95–0.98) 1.01 (0.99–1.02) 0.3050
PDLR 1.85 (1.64–2.08) 1.37 (1.23–1.52) 1.35 (1.18–1.55) <0.00001
NDLR 0.35 (0.24–0.53) 0.47 (0.31–0.71) 0.76 (0.45–1.27) 0.2895
NNT 11 (8.3–15.2) 18 (12.3–30.16)

PPV, Positive Predictive Value; NPV, Negative Predictive Value; PDLR, Positive Diagnostic Likelihood Ratio; NDLR, Negative Diagnostic Likelihood Ratio; NNT, number needed to test for blood glucose levels to diagnose one case of diabetes