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Performance of salivary morning and evening C-reactive protein (CRP) to identify “systemic inflammation”, defined by the 90th percentile of serum CRP values.
| Sensitivity | Specificity | Accuracy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salivary CRP; morning (n=105) |
0.10 (0.11–0.31) | 0.89 (0.85–0.91) | 0.82 (0.77–0.85) |
| Salivary CRP; evening (n=103) |
0.22 (0.18–0.43) | 0.91 (0.87–0.93) | 0.85 (0.81–0.88) |
Sensitivity, specificity and accuracy, including 95% confidence intervals (in parentheses) are given.
