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. 2020 Jan 21;28(3):364–374. doi: 10.1111/wrr.12790

Table 5.

Final True positive, True Negative, False Positive, and False Negative classification results for the ITT population

ITT analysis (n = 182; total anatomical locations [437])
All locations Sacrum Heel
SA+ SA− SA+ SA− SA+ SA−
SEM Δ ≥ 0.6 42 261 13 61 29 200
SEMΔ < 0.6 6 128 3 41 3 87
Sensitivity 87.5% (74.8%‐95.3%) 81.3% (54.4%‐96.0%) 90.6% (75.0%‐98.0%)
Specificity 32.9% (28.3%‐37.8%) 40.2% (30.6%‐50.4%) 30.3% (25.1%‐36.0%)
Bootstrap sensitivity (all locations) 87.4% (95% CI: 77.8%–96.7%)
Bootstrap specificity (all locations) 33% (95% CI: 27.6%–38.7%)
ROCAUC 0.6713 (CI: 0.5969, 0.7457); P < .0001
Positive Predictive value (PPV) 14% (42/42 + 261)
Negative predictive value (NPV) 96% (128/6 + 128)
Per‐protocol analysis (n = 170)
All locations Sacrum Heel
SA+ SA− SA+ SA− SA+ SA−
SEM Δ ≥ 0.6 32 161 8 28 24 133
SEMΔ<0.6 6 79 3 20 3 59
Sensitivity 84.2% (68.8%‐94.0%) 72.7% (39.0%‐94.0%) 88.9% (70.8%‐97.7%)
Specificity 32.9% (27.0%‐39.3%) 41.7% (27.6%‐56.8%) 30.7% (24.3%‐37.8%)

Note: Matrix of true and false positive and negative diagnoses of pressure injury by the device (SEM) and the reference standard, clinical STA. A true positive is SA+/SEM+. A true negative is SA−/SEM−. A false positive is SA−/SEM+. A false negative is SA+/SEM−. Sensitivity and specificity are expressed as percentages with 95% confidence intervals; SA Δ ≥ 0.6 designates a positive diagnosis of pressure injury by skin and tissue assessment; SA Δ < 0.6 designates a negative diagnosis of pressure injury by skin and tissue assessment; SEM Δ ≥ 0.6 designates a positive diagnosis of pressure injury by the device; SEM Δ < 0.6 designates a negative diagnosis of pressure injury by the device.

Abbreviations: SEM, subepidermal moisture; STA, skin and tissue assessment; ITT, intent‐to‐treat.