Table 7.
Diagnostic precisions of DUCG for cough and expectoration, in which cases are randomly selected not more than 10 for each disease and “*” indicates only in Group 1
| Disease | Total cases in Group 1; Group 2 | Randomly selected and tested cases in Group 1; Group 2 | Correct diagnoses in Group 1; Group 2 | Precision in Group 1; Group 2 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subacute thyroiditis | 3; 33 | 3; 10 | 3; 10 | 100; 100 |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 1342; 1501 | 10; 10 | 10; 10 | 100; 100 |
| Pneumothorax | 951; 673 | 10; 10 | 10; 10 | 100; 100 |
| Pulmonary abscess | 453; 65 | 10; 10 | 10; 10 | 100; 100 |
| Acute bronchitis | 123; 1426 | 10; 10 | 10; 10 | 100; 100 |
| Chronic bronchitis | 2656; 5024 | 10; 10 | 10; 10 | 100; 100 |
| Primary bronchogenic carcinoma | 1023; 7430 | 10; 10 | 10; 10 | 100; 100 |
| Bronchiectasis | 6361; 2806 | 10; 10 | 10; 10 | 100; 100 |
| COPD | 129; 3245 | 10; 10 | 10; 10 | 100; 100 |
| Pulmonary thromboembolism | 18; 11 | 10; 10 | 10; 10 | 100; 100 |
| Chronic pulmonary heart disease | 6053; 2442 | 10; 10 | 10; 10 | 100; 100 |
| Sarcoidosis | 5; 675 | 5; 5 | 5; 5 | 100; 100 |
| CVA | 1; 276 | 1; 10 | 1; 10 | 100; 100 |
| Upper respiratory tract infection | 577; 4697 | 10; 10 | 10; 10 | 100; 100 |
| Pneumonia | 78,352; 16,721 | 10; 10 | 10; 10 | 100; 100 |
| Heart failure | 350; 6427 | 10; 10 | 10; 10 | 100; 100 |
| Pleural effusion | 37; 4428 | 10; 10 | 10; 10 | 100; 100 |
| Bronchial asthma | 4235; 2831 | 10; 10 | 9; 10 | 90; 100 |
| Pericardial diseases | 39; 50 | 10; 10 | 10; 10 | 100; 100 |
| Vocal cord dysfunction syndrome | 0; 286 | 0; 10 | 0; 10 | 0; 100 |
| Nasal polyp | 3; 1190 | 3; 10 | 3; 10 | 100; 100 |
| IPF | 49; 8 | 10; 8 | 10; 8 | 100; 100 |
| Upper airway cough syndrome | 0; 5 | 0; 5 | 0; 5 | 0; 100 |
| Psychogenic cough | 0; 0 | 0; 0 | 0; 0 | 0; 0 |
| Tracheal collapse syndrome | 0; 0 | 0; 0 | 0; 0 | 0; 0 |
| EB | 3; 0 | 3; 0 | 3; 0 | 100; 0 |
| Reflux esophagitis | 41; 0 | 10; 0 | 10; 0 | 100; 0 |
| Diaphragmatic abnormalities | 0; 0 | 0; 0 | 0; 0 | 0; 0 |
| Sub-Total | 102,804; 62,250 | 195; 223 | 194; 223 | 99.49; 100 |
| Tracheobronchial foreign body* | 109; | 10; | 10; | 100; |
| Mediastinal lesions* | 17; | 10; | 10; | 100; |
| Diffuse interstitial lung disease* | 2; | 2; | 2; | 100; |
| Coronavirus disease 2019* | 3; | 3; | 3; | 100; |
| Total | 102,935; 62,250 | 220; 223 | 219; 223 | 99.55; 100 |
COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CVA: cough variant asthma; IPF: idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; EB: eosinophilic bronchitis