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Table 1 Self-reported health conditions by serological status for hepatitis and sexually transmissible infections

From: Reliability of prisoners’ survey responses: comparison of self-reported health and biomedical data from an australian prisoner cohort

 

Condition test results

X 2, p (Φ/ ΦC)

Sensitivity

Specificity

κ, p

Self-report

 

Blood sugar levels

    

Diabetes

Total

Likely

(>11 mmol/L)

Possible (≥5.5 mmol/L to

11 mmol/L)

Unlikely

(<5.5 mmol/L)

    

 Yes

36 (1.7%)

7

16

13

X2=45.723,

p<.001 (0.191)

63.9%

98.3%

κ = 0.022, p=.047

 No

1,222 (57.8%)

25

452

745

    

 Missing

856 (40.5%)

       

Hepatitis B

 

Positive HBcAb

Negative HBcAb

    

 Yes

121 (5.7%)

100

21

X 2=186.136,

p<.001 (0.401)

82.6%

97.4%

κ = 0.332, p<.001

 No

1,038 (49.1%)

239

799

    

 Missing

955 (45.2%)

      

Hepatitis C

 

Positive HCAb

Negative HCAb

    

 Yes

415 (19.6%)

398

17

X 2=787.788,

p<.001 (0.782)

95.9%

97.8%

κ = 0.770, p<.001

 No

874 (41.3%)

121

753

    

 Missing

825 (39.0%)

      

Chlamydia

 

Positive

Negative

    

 Yes

46 (2.2%)

0

46

X 2=1.060,

p=.303 (0.030)

0%

95.9%

κ= -0.029, p=.303

 No

1,109 (52.4%)

25

1,084

    

 Missing

959 (45.4%)

      

Herpes (genital)

 

Positive

Negative

    

 Yes

25 (1.2%)

13

12

X 2=29.069,

p<.001 (0.182)

52.0%

98.4%

κ = 0.126, p<.001

 No

845 (40.0%)

114

731

    

 Missing

1,241 (58.7%)

      

Syphilis

 

Reactive RPR

Non-reactive RPR

    

 Yes

44 (2.1%)

4

40

X 2=14.818,

p<.001 (0.162)

9.1%

92.8%

κ = 0.123, p<.001

 No

524 (24.8%)

6

518

    

 Missing

1,546 (73.1%)

      
  

Reactive TPPA

Non-reactive TPPA

    

 Yes

42 (2.0%)

12

30

X 2=42.733,

p<.001 (0.306)

28.6%

93.0%

κ = 0.297, p<.001

 No

415 (19.6%)

15

400

    

 Missing

1,657 (78.4%)

      
  1. The information in this table is based on the self-report and biomedical data. The sample size in this table reflect the number of participants who were able to be coded on each item. Some responses could not be coded because of the amount and quality of the information