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. 2019 Apr 3;11(4):473. doi: 10.3390/cancers11040473

Table 2.

Tumor p16 expression and oral HPV-16 infection in OPC. OPC patients (n = 121).

Salivary HPV-16 DNA Status p16 Status
Positive Negative
Positive 71 (80%) 3 (9%)
Negative 18 (20%) 29 (91%)

Sensitivity 0.80 (0.70, 0.87), Specificity 0.91 (0.76, 0.97), Positive Predictive Value (PPV) 0.96 (0.89, 0.99), Negative Predictive Value (NPV) 0.62 (0.47, 0.74).