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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cutan Ocul Toxicol. 2020 Jul 16;39(3):180–192. doi: 10.1080/15569527.2020.1787431

Table 3.

Phase II OptiSafe test method accuracy within each laboratory: EPA and GHS classification systems

Lead Laboratory – OptiSafe classification naïve Laboratory 1 – OptiSafe classification naïve Laboratory 2 – OptiSafe classification
+ Total + Total + Total
EPA in vivo classification + 13 0 13 14 0 14 13 1 14
3 9 12 5 8 13 3 10 13
Total 16 9 25a 19 8 27b 16 11 27b
Accuracy = 88% Accuracy = 82% Accuracy = 85%
Negative predictivity = 100% Negative predictivity = 100% Negative predictivity = 91%
Positive predictivity = 81% Positive predictivity = 74% Positive predictivity = 81%
Prevalence = 52% Prevalence = 52% Prevalence = 52%
Sensitivity = 100% Sensitivity = 100% Sensitivity = 93%
Specificity = 75% Specificity = 62% Specificity = 77%
False Positive Rate = 25% False Positive Rate = 39% False Positive Rate = 23%
False Negative Rate = 0% False Negative Rate = 0% False Negative Rate = 7%
Lead Laboratory – OptiSafe classification naïve Laboratory 1 – OptiSafe classification naïve Laboratory 2 – OptiSafe classification
+ Total + Total + - Total
GHS In vivo classification + 12 0 12 13 0 13 11 2 13
3 10 13 5 9 14 4 10 14
Total 15 10 25a 18 9 27b 15 12 27b
Accuracy = 88% Accuracy = 82% Accuracy = 78%
Negative predictivity = 100% Negative predictivity = 100% Negative predictivity = 83%
Positive predictivity = 80% Positive predictivity = 72% Positive predictivity = 73%
Prevalence = 48% Prevalence = 48% Prevalence = 48%
Sensitivity = 100% Sensitivity = 100% Sensitivity = 85%
Specificity = 77% Specificity = 64% Specificity = 71%
False Positive Rate = 23% False Positive Rate = 36% False Positive Rate = 29%
False Negative Rate = 0% False Negative Rate = 0% False Negative Rate = 15%

+ = chemical identified as an EPA or GHS ocular corrosive or irritant (EPA Categories I, II or III; GHS Categories 1 or 2); − = chemical not identified as an EPA or GHS ocular corrosive or irritant (EPA Category IV; GHS Category NC)

a

Calculations for 25 chemicals. Results were excluded for 4,4-Methylene bis-(2,6-di-tert-butyl)phenol because it produced a response exceeding the upper range of the spectrophotometer and 3,3-dithiodipropionic acid because it was evaluated with a protocol not included in the validation study design. Benzalkonium chloride (5%), sodium lauryl sulfate (3%), and cetyl pyridinium bromide (0.1%) were not tested in the main protocol because they were identified as foaming agents in the pre-screen.

b

Calculations for 27 chemicals. Benzalkonium chloride (5%), sodium lauryl sulfate (3%), and cetyl pyridinium bromide (0.1%) were not tested in the main protocol because they were identified as foaming agents in the pre-screen.