Table IV.
Results obtained by gender.
| Statistical test cut-off criterion |
Sensitivity 95%CI |
Specificity 95%CI |
PPV 95%CI |
NPV 95%CI |
Positive LR 95%CI |
Diagnostic value | Negative LR 95%CI | Diagnostic value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | OS < 2 dB SPL | TEOAEs | 84% 74.42-91.28 |
67% 54.57-77.34 |
74% 64.08-82.71 |
79% 66.32-88.14 |
2.52 1.80-3.55 |
Small | 0.24 0.14-0.40 |
Small |
| DPOAEs | 93% 85.12-97.80 |
54% 42.83-65.69 |
66% 56.20-74.96 |
90% 77.34-96.53 |
2.05 1.60-2.63 |
Small | 0.12 0.05-0.29 |
Moderate | ||
| OS < 1 dB SPL | TEOAEs | 54% 42.30-64.75 |
94% 86.38-98.47 |
92% 80.02-97.68 |
64% 54.26-73.23 |
9.66 3.65-25.57 |
Moderate | 0.49 0.39-0.62 |
Small | |
| DPOAEs | 74% 63.21-83.58 |
91% 81.71-96.16 |
89% 79.06-95.56 |
77% 67.11-85.53 |
7.97 3.89-16.32 |
Moderate | 0.28 0.19-0.42 |
Small | ||
| Male | OS < 2 dB SPL | TEOAEs | 91% 82.03-96.74 |
69% 54.11-80.89 |
80% 69.20-87.96 |
85% 70.83-94.43 |
2.91 1.93-4.40 |
Small | 0.13 0.06-0.28 |
Moderate |
| DPOAEs | 95% 85.38-98.90 |
48% 35.23-61.61 |
64% 52.38-73.71 |
91% 74.98-98.02 |
1.83 1.42-2.36 |
Very small | 0.11 0.04-0.34 |
Moderate | ||
| OS < 1 dB SPL | TEOAEs | 54% 41.20-65.72 |
86% 73.74-94.30 |
84% 69.93-93.36 |
58% 46.02-69.14 |
3.91 1.90-8.04 |
Small | 0.54 0.41-0.71 |
Verysmall | |
| DPOAEs | 76% 63.26-85.78 |
84% 71.20-92.23 |
84% 71.67-92.38 |
75% 62.71-85.54 |
4.63 2.51-8.56 |
Small | 0.29 0.18-0.46 |
Small | ||
OS = mean suppression values for all frequencies, LR = likelihood ratio.