Table 2 Diagnostic accuracy considering sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative Likelihood Ratio’s, Diagnostic Odds Ratio, and Area Under the Curve, for different pulmonary pathologies.
Total | Sensitivity | Specificity | LR + | LR− | DOR | AUC | Heterogeneity Chi-square | I-square (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | 34 | 0.37 (0.30, 0.47) | 0.89 (0.85, 0.92) | 3.2 (2.3, 4.2) | 0.72 (0.65, 0.79) | 4 (3, 6) | 0.69 (0.65, 0.73) | Q = 2742, df = 2 p < 0.001 | 100 (100,100) |
Congestive heart failure | 6 | 0.46 (0.31, 0.62) | 0.67 (0.55, 0.78) | 1.4 (0.9, 2.1) | 0.80 (0.59, 1.08) | 2 (1,4) | 0.61 (0.57, 0.65) | Q = 473.4, df=2, p < 0.001 | 100 (99,100) |
Hematopneumothorax | 5 | 0.70 (0.48, 0.85) | 0.99 (0.97, 100) | 58.2 (19.6, 173.2) | 0.31 (0.16, 0.59) | 190 (37, 980) | 0.98 (0.97, 0.99) | Q = 0.53, df=2, p = 0.38 | 0 (0, 100) |
Obstructive lung disease | 12 | 0.30 (0.20, 0.42) | 0.90 (0.83, 0.94) | 3.0 (2.2, 4.2) | 0.78 (0.69, 0.87) | 4 (3,6) | 0.69 (0.65, 0.73) | Q = 547.4, df=2, p < 0.001 | 100 (100,100) |
Pneumonia | 11 | 0.33 (0.24, 0.44) | 0.87 (0.81, 0.92) | 2.6 (1.9, 3.4) | 0.77 (0.68, 0.87) | 3 (2,5) | 0.68 (0.64, 0.72) | Q = 1306.7, df=2, p < 0.001 | 100 (100, 100) |
