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. 2018 Sep 25;8(3):321–327. doi: 10.1159/000492783

Table 2.

Number needed to diagnose by sign

Sign Diagnosis SensitivitySpecificity Y NND = 1/Y
Attended alone No cognitive impairment 0.93 0.45 0.38 2.63
Attended alone No dementia 1.00 0.45 0.45 2.22
Attended with Any cognitive impairment 0.93 0.47 0.40 2.50
Head turning Any cognitive impairment 0.65 0.95 0.60 1.67
Applause Any cognitive impairment 0.36 0.89 0.25 4.00
Applause Dementia 0.54 0.85 0.39 2.56
La maladie du petit papier No cognitive impairment 0.07 0.98 0.05 20.0

Y, Youden index; NND, number needed to diagnose.