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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2011; 17(10): 1336-1342
Published online Mar 14, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i10.1336
Table 2 Validity scores with confidence intervals of the first endoscopic targeting biopsy for gastric intestinal metaplasia, mean (range)
CriteriaSensitivity (%)Specificity (%)PPV (%)NPV (%)LR + (%)
LBC70.59 (59.57-79.72)83.22 (75.75-88.75)71.43 (60.37-80.49)82.64 (75.24-88.25)4.21 (2.85-6.21)
VP29.41 (20.28-40.43)97.90 (93.51-99.45)89.28 (70.63-97.19)70.00 (63.06-76.16)14.02 (4.36-45.03)
LLC17.65 (10.53-27.75)95.10 (89.79-97.84)68.18 (45.12-85.26)66.02 (59.06-72.36)3.60 (1.53-8.48)
All criteria78.82 (68.34-86.64)82.51 (75.08-88.16)72.83 (62.38-81.33)86.76 (79.63-98.73)4.51 (3.11-6.55)