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Table 3 Performance of different cut-offs on three pCLE diagnostic criteria in the blinded validation (CI confidence intervals)

From: Confocal endomicroscopy diagnostic criteria for early signet-ring cell carcinoma in hereditary diffuse gastric cancer

Cut-off

Average

Sensitivity, %; (95%CI)

Average

Specificity, %; (95%CI)

Average

Accuracy, %; (95%CI)

Positive predictive value, %; (95%CI)

Negative predictive value, %; (95%CI)

 1 positive criterion

80.9 (58.1—94.5)

70.6 (44.0—89.7)

76.3 (59.8—88.6)

77.3 (61.3 – 88.0)

75.0 (54.1—88.4)

 2 positive criteria

66.7 (43.0—85.4)

82.3 (56.6—96.2)

73.7 (56.9—86.6)

82.3 (61.5 -93.2)

66.7 (51.3—79.2)

 3 positive criteria

40.0 (19.1—63.9)

94.44 (72.7—99.9)

65.79 (48.6—80.4)

88.9 (52.5 -98.3)

58.6 (49.3—67.3)