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. 2018 Dec 27;12(12):e0006996. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006996

Table 3. Sensitivity of limited examination across population subgroups.

Lower Arms,
Lower Legs
Whole Arms,
Lower Legs
All exposed
(Whole Arms,
Lower Legs,
Face)
Gender Male 87.8 (85.0–90.1)* 92.9 (90.7–94.7) 93.6 (91.5–95.3)
Female: 86.5 (83.4–88.9)* 92.0 (89.7–93.9) 94.4 (92.2–95.6)
Age 0-4yrs: 91.0 (86.7–94.1) 92.2 (88.0–95.0) 93.3 (89.4–95.9)
5-9yrs: 91.7 (88.3–94.2) 94.5 (91.5–96.5) 95.3 (92.4–97.2
10-14yrs: 94.5 (91.1–96.7) 95.9 (92.7–97.8) 96.6 (93.4–98.2)
15-24yrs: 89.8 (81.0–94.9) 96.6 (89.7–99.1) 96.6 (89.7–99.1)
25/49yrs: 80.6 (74.5–85.5)* 90.3 (85.3–93.7) 91.7 (86.9–94.8)
50+yrs: 67.6 (59.2–75.0)* 88.0 (81.3–92.7) 88.7 (82.1–93.2)
Impetigo Absent 84.5 (81.6–86.9)* 93.0 (90.8–94.6) 94.1 (92.2–95.7)
Present 91.8 (89.3–93.8) 93.4 (91.1–95.2) 93.9 (91.6–95.6)
Scabies Severity Mild 84.9 (82.0–87.5)* 91.4 (89.0–93.3) 92.7 (90.4–94.5)
Moderate 88.1 (84.9–90.7)* 93.8 (91.2–95.6) 94.3 (91.9–96.1)
Severe 97.8 (93.9–99.3) 98.3 (94.7–99.6) 98.3 (94.7–99.6)

*p<0.01 for comparison to sensitivity when including upper arm