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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2014; 20(4): 1038-1047
Published online Jan 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i4.1038
Table 1 Performance characteristics of fecal immunochemical test-1 and -max for colorectal cancer detection at different positive thresholds n (%)
Hemoglobin concentration (ng/mL)FIT strategyIndividuals with a positive result1Sensitivity2Specificity2Positive predictive value2Negative predictive value2Positive likelihood ratio2Negative likelihood ratio2
50FIT1367 (8.6)100 (90-100)92 (90-94)7 (0-15)100 (100-100)12.48 (9.83-15.85)-
FITmax4101 (13.0)100 (90-100)88.60 (85-90)5 (0-10)100 (100-100)8.06 (6.69-9.72)-
75FIT1361 (7.8)100 (90-100)93 (91-95)8 (0-16)100 (100-100)13.82 (10.74-17)-
FITmax489 (11.4)100 (90-100)89 (87-91)6 (0-11)100 (100-100)9.21 (7.53-11.28)-
100FIT1355 (7.1)100 (90-100)94 (92-95)9 (1-18)100 (100-100)15.48 (11.84-20.24)-
FITmax482 (10.5)100 (90-100)90 (88-92)6 (0-12)100 (100-100)10.05 (8.13-12.43)-
115FIT1351 (6.5)100 (90-100)94 (92-96)10 (1-19)100 (100-100)16.83 (12.71-22.7)-
FITmax479 (10.1)100 (90-100)90 (88-93)6 (0-12)100 (100-100)10.46 (8.42-12.99)-
150FIT1348 (6.2)80 (35-100)94 (93-96)8 (0-17)100 (100-100)14.07 (8.33-23.76)0.21 (0.04-1.22)
FITmax470 (9.0)80 (35-100)91 (89-94)6 (0-12)100 (100-100)9.38 (5.72-15.40)0.22 (0.04-1.26)
200FIT1345 (5.8)80 (35-100)95 (93-96)9 (0-18)100 (100-100)15.10 (8.89-25.66)0.21 (0.04-1.22)
FITmax459 (7.6)80 (35-100)93 (91-95)7 (0-14)100 (100-100)11.26 (6.78-18.69)0.22 (0.04-1.24)

  • Citation: Hernandez V, Cubiella J, Gonzalez-Mao MC, Iglesias F, Rivera C, Iglesias MB, Cid L, Castro I, Castro L, Vega P, Hermo JA, Macenlle R, Martínez-Turnes A, Martínez-Ares D, Estevez P, Cid E, Vidal MC, López-Martínez A, Hijona E, Herreros-Villanueva M, Bujanda L, investigators JIRPTCS. Fecal immunochemical test accuracy in average-risk colorectal cancer screening. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(4): 1038-1047
  • URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i4/1038.htm
  • DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i4.1038