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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2009; 15(31): 3891-3900
Published online Aug 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3891
Table 2 Predictive power of serological markers for distinguishing between patients with celiac disease at the time of diagnosis and various control groups
Sensitivity (%)Specificity (%)95% CI
LR+LR-
Celiac disease vs healthy controls
gASCA39862.73 (1.57-4.76)0.71 (0.59-0.86)
AMCA35100--
ACCA38946.36 (2.76-14.4)0.66 (0.56-0.79)
Any glycans66793.13 (2.08-4.73)0.43 (0.31-0.59)
Celiac disease vs non-celiac gastrointestinal controls
gASCA39969.36 (2.35-37.4)0.64 (0.53-0.76)
AMCA35100--
ACCA389818.1 (2.56-128.5)0.64 (0.53-0.76)
Any glycans66927.90 (3.05-20.4)0.37 (0.27-0.51)