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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 3 Validity scores with confidence intervals of the second endoscopic targeting biopsy for gastric intestinal metaplasia, mean (range)
CriteriaSensitivity (%)Specificity (%)PPV (%)NPV (%)LR + (%)
LBC82.61 (68.05-91.68)92.73 (85.74-96.58)82.61 (68.05-91.68)92.73 (85.74-96.58)11.36 (5.75-22.42)
VP21.74 (11.45-36.76)98.15 (92.81-99.67)83.33 (50.88-97.06)74.65 (66.53-81.40)11.74 (2.67-51.48)
LLC43.48 (29.25-58.79)99.07 (94.20-99.95)95.24 (74.13-99.75)80.45 (72.49-86.61)46.95 (6.49-339.58)
ALL91.30 (78.31-97.17)89.09 (81.36-93.98)77.78 (64.05-87.52)96.07 (89.69-98.73)8.37 (4.87-14.38)