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 |
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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