Table 6 Sensitivity, Specificity, positive predictive values and likelihood ratios for predicting the women who should likely be referred to a gynaecologist for evaluation of severe menopausal symptoms
Cut-off point | Sensitivity | Specificity | Correctly classified | LR+ | LR- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
( > = 1 ) | 100.00% | 0.00% | 10.29% | 1 | Â |
( > = 2 ) | 100.00% | 1.38% | 11.52% | 1.014 | 0 |
( > = 3 ) | 100.00% | 8.26% | 17.70% | 1.09 | 0 |
( > = 4 ) | 100.00% | 14.98% | 23.73% | 1.1763 | 0 |
( > = 5 ) | 100.00% | 24.62% | 32.37% | 1.3266 | 0 |
( > = 6 ) | 98.67% | 30.12% | 37.17% | 1.412 | 0.0443 |
( > = 7 ) | 97.33% | 34.71% | 41.15% | 1.4908 | 0.0768 |
( > = 8 ) | 93.33% | 36.39% | 42.25% | 1.4673 | 0.1832 |
( > = 9 ) | 88.00% | 40.83% | 45.68% | 1.4871 | 0.2939 |
( > = 10 ) | 88.00% | 44.34% | 48.83% | 1.5811 | 0.2706 |
( > = 11 ) | 86.67% | 48.32% | 52.26% | 1.6769 | 0.2759 |
( > = 12 ) | 85.33% | 53.98% | 57.20% | 1.8541 | 0.2717 |
( > = 13 ) | 81.33% | 61.31% | 63.37% | 2.1025 | 0.3044 |
( > = 14 ) | 78.67% | 67.74% | 68.86% | 2.4383 | 0.3149 |
( > = 15 ) | 72.00% | 72.32% | 72.29% | 2.6015 | 0.3871 |
( > = 16 ) | 69.33% | 76.91% | 76.13% | 3.0029 | 0.3987 |
( > = 17 ) | 62.67% | 82.42% | 80.38% | 3.5638 | 0.453 |
( > = 18 ) | 49.33% | 88.07% | 84.09% | 4.1364 | 0.5753 |
( > = 19 ) | 41.33% | 90.37% | 85.32% | 4.2908 | 0.6492 |
( > = 20 ) | 26.67% | 93.58% | 86.69% | 4.1524 | 0.7837 |
( > = 21 ) | 18.67% | 95.57% | 87.65% | 4.2097 | 0.8511 |
( > = 22 ) | 16.00% | 97.09% | 88.75% | 5.5074 | 0.8651 |
( > = 23 ) | 10.67% | 98.17% | 89.16% | 5.8133 | 0.91 |
( > = 24 ) | 6.67% | 98.47% | 89.03% | 4.36 | 0.9478 |
( > = 25 ) | 5.33% | 99.08% | 89.44% | 5.8134 | 0.9554 |
( > = 26 ) | 0.00% | 99.69% | 89.44% | 0 | 1.0031 |
( > = 28 ) | 0.00% | 99.85% | 89.57% | 0 | 1.0015 |
( > 28 ) | 0.00% | 100.00% | 89.71% | Â | 1 |