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. 2017 May 3;2(1):e7. doi: 10.2196/diabetes.7535

Table 4.

Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of family history of diabetes, consanguinity, obesity and all their possible combinations.

Selected social characteristics Sensitivity
% (95% CI)
Specificity
% (95% CI)
Positive predictive value
% (95% CI)
Negative predictive value
% (95% CI)
Family history of DM 74.6 (69.0-79.6) 32.1 (29.5-34.9) 20.4 (19.2-21.7) 84.4 (81.3-87.0)
Consanguinity 34.8 (29.2-40.7) 63.8 (61.0-66.6) 18.3 (15.8-21.2) 80.7 (79.2-82.1)
Obesity 59.6 (53.5-65.4) 56.3 (53.4-59.1) 24.4 (22.2-26.6) 85.5 (83.6-87.3)
Family history of DM with obesity 46.0 (39.9-52.1) 68.6 (65.8-71.3) 25.7 (22.9-28.8) 84.3 (82.7-85.8)
Consanguinity with obesity 20.2 (15.6-25.5) 84.6 (82.4-86.6) 23.7 (19.1-28.9) 81.8 (80.8-82.7)
Consanguinity with family history of DM 26.5 (21.4-32.1) 75.1 (72.5-77.5) 19.9 (16.7-23.7) 81.4 (80.2-82.5)
Consanguinity and family history of DM with Obesity. 16.2 (12.0-21.1) 88.6 (86.6-90.4) 25.1 (19.7-31.5) 81.7 (80.9-82.5)