Table 2 Crude and corrected sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV for CIN2+, by test

From: Different cervical cancer screening approaches in a Chinese multicentre study

  

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

Tests

Status

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

VIA

Crude

42.9

(27.7–59.0)

89.4

(87.8–90.8)

8.7

(5.2–13.4)

98.5

(97.8–99.0)

 

Corrected

37.1

(26.4–49.3)

89.4

(87.9–90.8)

10.0

(6.7–14.6)

97.8

(97.1–98.4)

Digital colposcopy

Crude

60.8

(48.8–72.0)

85.1

(83.6–86.5)

10.8

(8.0–14.2)

98.6

(98.1–99.1)

 

Corrected

54.1

(44.6–63.3)

85.1

(83.7–86.5)

11.7

(9.0–15.1)

98.1

(97.5–98.5)

LBCASCUS

Crude

93.2

(84.9–97.8)

85.1

(83.7–86.5)

15.7

(12.4–19.5)

99.8

(99.5–99.9)

 

Corrected

86.9

(81.1–91.1)

85.4

(84.0–86.7)

17.8

(14.7–21.5)

99.4

(99.2–99.6)

HC2

Crude

90.5

(81.5–96.1)

85.9

(84.5–87.2)

16.0

(12.6–19.9)

99.7

(99.3–99.9)

 

Corrected

90.4

(83.3–94.7)

86.4

(85.0–87.7)

19.5

(16.3–23.2)

99.6

(99.3–99.8)

HC2 triage of ASCUS

Crude

90.5

(81.5–96.1)

93.5

(92.4–94.4)

29.3

(23.5–35.6)

99.7

(99.4–99.9)

 

Corrected

84.0

(77.4–88.9)

93.8

(92.8–94.7)

33.1

(27.6–39.0)

99.4

(99.1–99.6)

LBCASCUS or HC2

Crude

95.9

(88.6–99.2)

76.9

(75.2–78.5)

11.0

(8.7–13.7)

99.8

(99.5–100.0)

 

Corrected

95.5

(90.0–98.1)

77.3

(75.7–78.9)

13.3

(11.1–15.9)

99.8

(99.5–99.9)

  1. PPV=positive predictive value; NPV=negative predictive value; CI=confidence interval; CIN2+=cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 or worse; VIA=visual inspection with acetic acid; LBCASCUS=liquid-based cytology with a threshold of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance; HC2=hybrid capture 2.