Table 5. Comparison between the screening questions and the subjective global assessment in the early childhood group.
| Question | Sensitivity | Specificity | PPV | NPV | Accuracy | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appetite loss | 88.6% | 100.0% | 100% | 88.6% | 94% | <0.001 |
| Skipping meals | 88.6% | 90.3% | 91.2% | 87.5% | 89.4% | <0.001 |
| Watching TV, video-tapes and/or computer
games for more than two hours/day |
77.1% | 90.3% | 90% | 77.8% | 83.3% | <0.001 |
| Child abuse | 60.0% | 77.4% | 63.2% | 75% | 68.2% | 0.002 |
| Enforcement to eat | 45.7% | 96.8% | 94.1% | 61.2% | 69.7% | <0.001 |
| weight loss, not measured | 31.4% | 90.3% | 78.6% | 53.8% | 59.1% | 0.031 |
| Eating together | 82.9% | 3.2% | 49.2% | 14.3% | 45.4% | 0.067 |
| Maternal deprivation | 2.9% | 100.0% | 100% | 47.7% | 48.5% | 0.343 |
| Feeding disorders | 22.9% | 96.8% | 88.9% | 52.6% | 57.6% | 0.020 |
| Eating out | 45.7% | 71.0% | 64% | 53.7% | 57.5% | 0.163 |
| School achievement | 40.0% | 38.7% | 42.4% | 36.4% | 39.4% | 0.084 |
| Functional impairment | 31.4% | 83.9% | 68.8% | 52% | 56.1% | 0.148 |
| Vitamin and/or mineral supplements | 2.9% | 90.3% | 25% | 45.2% | 43.9% | 0.246 |
| Morbidity like hospitalization | 20.0% | 96.8% | 87.5.7% | 51.7% | 56.1% | 0.037 |
| Food allergy | 11.4% | 80.6% | 40% | 44.6% | 44% | 0.370 |
| Significant weight loss(based on
measurement) |
8.6% | 100.0% | 100% | 49.2% | 51.5% | 0.095 |
| Weight loss, measured | 8.6% | 100.0% | 100% | 49.2% | 51.5% | 0.095 |
| Fair mealtime atmosphere | 25.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 22.5% | 13.6% | <0.001 |