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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2006; 12(38): 6216-6218
Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6216
Table 1 Results of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy of patients with dyspepsia
Endoscopic diagnosisn%
Normal  458.2
Gastritis and or duodenitis24644.7
Gastric ulcer  366.5
Duodenal ulcer  203.6
Mild erosive gastritis  8315.1
Esophagitis  8515.5
Gastric cancer10.2
Mild erosive gastritis/Esophagitis20.4
Severe erosive gastritis  162.9
Gr. B Esophagitis/Mmoderate gastritis61.1
Barrett’s esophagus20.4
Esophagitis, gastric ulcer10.2
Esophagitis, pangastritis, duodenal ulcer10.2
Table 2 Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value by Pronto Dry examination at each endoscopic centre
EndoscopiccentreSensitivity(%)Specificity(%)Negativepredictivevalue (%)Positivepredictivevalue (%)Accuratelevel(%)
Jakarta95.798.399.781.598.2
Bandung100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
Medan100.059.4100.038.167.5
Surabaya33.398.193.066.791.6
Yogyakarta10.0100.075.010075.7
Bali25.094.184.250.081.0