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. 2016 Jul 4;2016(7):CD010502. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010502.pub2

4. Results of sensitivity analyses.

Concerns Domain Studies at low risk (n) Sensitivity (95% CI) Specificity (95% CI)
Risk of bias Patient selection 25 85.7 (82.1 to 88.6) 93.0 (91.1 to 94.5)
  Index test 65 86.6 (84.0 to 88.8) 95.2 (94.1 to 96.1)
  Reference standard 20 81.0 (74.1 to 86.5) 95.5 (93.4 to 96.9)
  Flow and timing 98 85.4 (83.0 to 87.5) 95.3 (94.4 to 96.1)
  ≥ 3 domains with low risk of bias 20 84.0 (79.4 to 87.8) 95.0 (93.1 to 96.4)
Applicability        
  Patient selection 41 83.1 (79.7 to 86.0) 94.9 (93.4 to 96.0)
  Index test 33 89.1 (85.7 to 91.8) 95.0 (93.2 to 96.4)
  Reference standard 60 84.9 (81.6 to 87.6) 94.7 (93.5 to 95.7)

CI: confidence interval