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Table 5 The positive and negative predictive value of the model scores and the concordance index

From: A family history of breast cancer will not predict female early onset breast cancer in a population-based setting

Model

score

Positive predictive

value

Negative predictive

value

Concordance

index*

 

Outcome: Woman with breast cancer under age 70

1

8.1%

93.9%

77.4%

≥ 2

12.8%

93.9%

89.4%

 

Outcome: Woman with breast cancer under age 50

1

4.4%

96.5%

78.8%

≥ 2

11.0%

96.8%

92.0%

 

Outcome: Woman with breast cancer under age 30

1

0.5%

99.8%

80.7%

≥ 2

0.9%

99.8%

94.4%

  1. * Percentage of correctly classified cases.