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Table 3 Accuracy of colposcopic minor changes in predicting low-grade lesion

From: Clinical application of the 2011 IFCPC colposcope terminology

 

Sensitivity

(95% CI)

Specificity

(95% CI)

Positive predictive value

(95% CI)

Negative predictive value

(95% CI)

Youden index

Thin aceto-white epithelium

87.0%

(84.2–89.4%)

59.0%

(56.2–61.8%)

53.2%

(50.1–56.2%)

89.5

(87.2–91.5%)

0.461

Fine mosaic

0.6%

(0.2–1.7%)

99.4%

(98.8–99.7%)

36.4%

(15.0–64.8%)

65.2%

(63.0–67.3%)

0.045

Fine punctation

14.5%

(12.0–17.5%)

89.3%

(87.4–91.0%)

42.1%

(35.8–48.7%)

66.2%

(63.8–68.4%)

0.035