Table 2. Subgroup analysis according to type of node analyzed.
| Node / Pooled measure |
SLN | ALN | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CI | I2 (%) | P | CI | I2 (%) | P | |||
| Sensitivity | 84% | 82%-86% | 75.2 | <0.0001 | 87% | 81%-91% | 86.5 | <0.0001 |
| Specificity | 94% | 94%-95% | 82.8 | <0.0001 | 81% | 78%-83% | 91.1 | <0.0001 |
| Positive Likelihood ratio | 11.94 | 8.52–16.74 | 86.6 | <0.0001 | 4.25 | 2.78–6.51 | 85.7 | <0.0001 |
| Negative Likelihood ratio | 0.17 | 0.12–0.22 | 78.3 | <0.0001 | 0.16 | 0.05–0.52 | 90.3 | <0.0001 |
| Diagnostic OR | 79.2 | 50.39–124.49 | 74.3 | <0.0001 | 34.92 | 10.01–121.7 | 70.1% | <0.0001 |
| sROC curve | AUC = 0.9495 Q = 0.8899 SE(Q) = 0.0147 |
AUC = 0.9162 Q = 0.8490 SE(Q) = 0.0405 |
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