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Table 4 Sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values of risk score at different cut-points in the derivation cohort

From: Determinants of linear growth faltering among children with moderate-to-severe diarrhea in the Global Enteric Multicenter Study

 

Risk score cut-point

≥ 11

≥ 20

≥ 27

≥ 32

≥ 40

No. of children (% of total [6203])

5654 (91.2%)

4567 (73.4%)

3015 (48.6%)

1632 (26.3%)

324 (5.2%)

Sensitivity

96.7%

85.0%

63.2%

38.5%

7.9%

Specificity

27.3%

47.0%

67.2%

84.3%

96.8%

Positive predictive value

34.6%

38.9%

43.3%

49.3%

49.9%

Negative predictive value

90.6%

86.6%

81.2%

77.0%

72.4%