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Table 3 Sensitivity and specificity of detecting diabetes-related conditions in need of intervention

From: Burden of prediabetes, undiagnosed, and poorly or potentially sub-controlled diabetes: Lolland-Falster health study

Exposure

Exposed

Non-exposed

Sensitivity (95% CI)

Specificity (95% CI)

Positive predictive value (95% CI)

Negative predictive value (95% CI)

DMRC

n

Non-DMRC

n

DMRC

n

Non-DMRC

n

Age 60+

752

4082

314

5050

70.5%(67.7–73.3)

55.3%(54.3–56.3)

15.6%(14.5–16.6)

94.1%(93.5–94.8)

Poor/very poor health status, self-reported

96

358

966

8756

9.0%(7.4–10.9)

96.1%(95.7–96.5)

21.1%(17.5–25.2)

90.1%(89.5–90.7)

Hypertension, self-reported

606

2320

445

6703

57.7%(54.6–60.7)

74.3%(73.4–75.2)

20.7%(19.3–22.2)

93.8%(93.2–94.3)

Low physical activity

195

1016

856

8057

18.3%(16.2–21.0)

88.8%(88.1–89.4)

16.1%(14.1–18.3)

90.4%(89.8–91.0)

Obesity, measured

494

2027

567

7061

46.6%(43.5–49.6)

77.7%(76.8–78.5)

19.6%(18.1–21.2)

92.6%(92.0–93.1)

  1. DMRC diabetes-related conditions in need of intervention