Table 2 Sensitivity and specificity of our cough monitoring system in patients with cough (n = 10).

From: A novel automatic cough frequency monitoring system combining a triaxial accelerometer and a stretchable strain sensor

Subject no.

Actual number of cough units

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

1

19

100

100

100

100

2

10

80

100

100

50

3

3

33

100

100

94

4

2

100

100

100

100

5

3

100

100

100

100

6

3

100

75

75

100

7

2

100

75

67

100

8

5

100

83

83

100

9

3

100

98

75

100

10

4

75

100

100

93

Total

54

91

97

92

97

  1. NPV negative predictive value, PPV positive predictive value.