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Table 5 Diagnostic accuracy of endoscopic appearance for pathologic atrophic gastritis and erosive gastritis with pathologic results as gold standard

From: Chronic gastritis in China: a national multi-center survey

Endoscopic AG (No.)

Pathologic AG (No.)

Sensitivity (95% CI)

Specificity (95% CI)

PPV (95% CI)

NPV (95% CI)

PLR (95% CI)

NLR (95% CI)

1573

2291

42% (40 – 44%)

91% (91 – 92%)

69% (67 – 71%)

77% (76 – 78%)

4.78 (4.33 – 5.28)

0.64 (0.62 – 0.66)

Endoscopic EG (No.)

Pathologic NI (No.)

Sensitivity (95% CI)

Specificity (95% CI)

PPV (95% CI)

NPV (95% CI)

PLR (95% CI)

NLR (95% CI)

3760

4672

45% (43 – 46%)

62% (60 – 64%)

64% (63 – 66%)

42% (41 – 44%)

1.18 (1.12 – 1.25)

0.89 (0.86 – 0.92)

Endoscopic EG (No.)

Pathologic MI (No.)

Sensitivity (95% CI)

Specificity (95% CI)

PPV (95% CI)

NPV (95% CI)

PLR (95% CI)

NLR (95% CI)

3760

6007

41% (39 – 42%)

53% (50 – 55%)

75% (74 – 77%)

20% (19 – 21%)

0.86 (0.81 – 0.91)

1.13 (1.08 – 1.19)

  1. AG: atrophic gastritis; EG: erosive gastritis; NI: neutrophils infiltration; MI: monocytes infiltration.