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Table 3 A comparison of the sensitivities of Simtomax, IgA-TTG and IgA-EMA in group 2

From: ‘Pre-endoscopy point of care test (Simtomax- IgA/IgG-Deamidated Gliadin Peptide) for coeliac disease in iron deficiency anaemia: diagnostic accuracy and a cost saving economic model’

 

Sensitivity, % (95 % CI)

Specificity, % (95 % CI)

PPV, % (95 % CI)

NPV, % (95 % CI)

Simtomax

100 (86.8–100.0)

82.2 (73.7–89.0)

57.8 (42.2–72.3)

100 (95.9–100.0)

IgA-TTG

96.2 (80.4–99.9)

91.5 (84.5–96.4)

73.5 (55.6–87.1)

99.0 (94.5–100.0)

IgA-EMA

84.6 (65.1–95.6)

99.1 (94.9–100.0)

95.7 (78.1–99.9)

96.4 (91.0–99.0)

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BMC Gastroenterology

ISSN: 1471-230X

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