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. 2020 Nov 5;30(11):516–521. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20190178

Table 4. Subgroup analysis by education and body mass index in validation of self-reported type 2 diabetes in Shanghai (n = 4,322).

  High school and above Middle school and below BMI ≥28 kg/m2 BMI <28 kg/m2




Yes No Total Yes No Total Yes No Total Yes No Total
Self-reported diabetes                        
 Yes 258 14 272 320 16 336 132 5 137 446 25 471
 No 102 1,733 1,835 123 1,751 1,874 40 258 298 185 3,230 3,415
Total 360 1,747 2,107 443 1,767 2,210 172 263 435 631 3,255 3,886
Validation measurement                        
Sensitivity, % (95% CI) 71.7 (66.7–76.3) 72.2 (67.8–76.4) 76.7 (69.7–82.8) 70.7 (67.0–74.2)
Specificity, % (95% CI) 99.2 (98.7–99.6) 99.1 (98.5–99.5) 98.1 (95.6–99.4) 99.2 (98.9–99.5)
PPV, % (95% CI) 94.9 (91.5–97.2) 95.2 (92.4–97.3) 96.4 (91.7–98.8) 94.7 (92.3–96.5)
NPV, % (95% CI) 94.4 (93.3–95.5) 93.4 (92.2–94.5) 86.6 (82.2–90.2) 94.6 (93.8–95.3)
Kappa (95% CI) 0.78 (0.75–0.82) 0.78 (0.75–0.82) 0.78 (0.71–0.84) 0.78 (0.75–0.81)

BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value.

Data for sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV are shown as percentages (95% confidence intervals).

Data for Kappa is shown as Kappa value (95% confidence interval).