Table 3 Sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive and negative predictive values for fluorescence spectroscopy, colposcopy and combination of methods, analyzing cervical quadrant diagnosis
Fluorescence spectroscopy | Colposcopy | Colposcopy + fluorescence (combined) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | |
Sensitivity | 66/92 | 71.7 | 61.4- 80.6 | 62/92 | 67.4 | 56.8- 76.8 | 81/92 | 88.0 | 79.6- 93.9 |
Specificity | 62/82 | 75.6 | 64.9- 84.4 | 71/82 | 86.6 | 77.3- 93.1 | 57/82 | 69.5 | 58.4- 79.2 |
Accuracy | 128/ 174 | 73.5 | - | 133/174 | 76.4 | - | 138/174 | 79.3 | - |
PPV | 66/86 | 76.7 | - | 62/73 | 84.9 | - | 81/106 | 76.4 | - |
NPV | 62/88 | 70.5 | - | 71/101 | 70.3 | - | 57/68 | 83.8 | - |
Total | 174 | 174 | 174 | ||||||