Table 8. Comparison between the screening questions and the subjective global assessment in the late childhood group.

Question	Sensitivity	Specificity	PPV	NPV	Accuracy	P-value
Appetite loss	75.0%	92.3%	92.3%	75.0%	82.8%	<0.001
Watching TV, video-tapes and/or computer games for more than two hours/day	93.8%	69.2%	78.9%	90.0%	82.7%	<0.001
Weight loss, measured	25.0%	92.3%	80.0%	50.0%	55.2%	0.220
Weight loss, not measured	18.8%	100.0%	100.0%	50.0%	55.1%	0.099
Significant weight loss	25.0%	100.0%	100.0%	52.0%	58.6%	0.052
Morbidity like hospitalization	6.3%	100.0%	100.0%	46.4%	48.2%	0.359
Enforcement to eat	56.3%	69.2%	69.2%	56.3%	62.0%	0.170
Eating together	75.0%	0.0%	48.0%	0.0%	41.4%	0.052
Maternal deprivation	6.3%	100.0%	100.0%	46.4%	48.2%	0.359
Eating out	37.5%	61.5%	54.5%	44.4%	48.3%	0.958
Skipping meals	43.8%	92.3%	87.5%	57.1%	65.5%	0.031
Child abuse	43.8%	76.9%	70.0%	52.6%	58.6%	0.244
School achievement satisfaction	75.0%	23.1%	54.5%	42.9%	51.7%	0.904
Functional impairment	25.0%	76.9%	57.1%	45.5%	48.3%	0.904
Fair mealtime atmosphere	25.0%	7.7%	25.0%	7.7%	17.2%	<0.001