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Table 4 Accuracy of caries diagnostics. Comparisons between researcher, patient dental record and SKaPa registry

From: Swedish quality registry for caries and periodontal diseases (SKaPa): validation of data on dental caries in 6- and 12-year-old children

 

Sensitivity

95% CI

Specificity

95% CI

PV + 

95% CI

PV –

95% CI

Researcher/patient dental record

0.93

0.87–0.97

1.00

0.99–1.00

0.90

0.83–0.94

1.00

1.00–1.00

Patient dental record/SKaPa

0.97

0.93–0.99

1.00

0.99–1.00

0.90

0.84–0.94

1.00

1.00–1.00

Researcher/SKaPa

0.93

0.87–0.97

0.99

0.99–1.00

0.83

0.76–0.89

1.00

1.00–1.00

  1. Values for sensitivity, specificity, predictive value of positive test (PV+), predictive value of negative test (PV−) and 95% confidence intervals