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Table 3 Summary Table of Computations by Academic Year for Specificity, Sensitivity, PVP, PVN, and Prevalence

From: Validation of a multifactorial risk factor model used for predicting future caries risk with nevada adolescents

Year

  

Predictive Value %

 
 

Sensitivity % [95% CI]

Specificity % [95% CI]

Positive [95% CI]

Negative [95% CI]

Prevalence % [95% CI]

2002/2003

75 [71.04-78.96]

85 [78.80-91.20]

91 [87.61-94.39]

64 [57.73-70.27]

67 [63.63-70.37]

2003/2004

80 [76.04-83.96]

79 [72.80-85.20]

90 [86.61-93.39]

62 [55.73-68.27]

71 [67.63-74.37]

2004/2005

76 [72.04-79.96]

78 [71.80-84.20]

85 [81.61-88.39]

67 [60.73-73.27]

62 [58.63-65.37]

2005/2006

82 [78.04-85.96]

80 [73.80-86.20]

89 [85.61-92.39]

70 [63.73-76.27]

65 [61.63-68.37]

2006/2007

85 [81.04-88.96]

90 [83.80-96.20]

93 [89.61-86.39]

78 [71.73-84.27]

63 [569.63-66.37]

2007/2008

78 [74.04-81.96]

73 [66.80-79.20]

85 [81.61-88.39]

63 [56.73-69.27]

66 [62.63-69.37]

  1. Note. 95% CI was computed using t-distribution.