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Table 3 Diagnostic performance characteristics of the final algorithm for other thresholds of chronic kidney disease

From: Detecting chronic kidney disease in population-based administrative databases using an algorithm of hospital encounter and physician claim codes

 

<60 ml/min per 1.73 m2

<30 ml/min per 1.73 m2

 

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

Sensitivity

18.0 (17.7-18.4)

58.8 (57.4-60.1)

Specificity

98.2 (98.1-98.3)

94.6 (94.5-94.7)

PPV

85.2 (84.5-85.9)

32.5 (31.6-33.5)

NPV

67.7 (67.4-68.0)

98.1 (98.0-98.2)

  1. Abbreviations: PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value; CI, confidence interval.
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BMC Nephrology

ISSN: 1471-2369

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