Table 4 Performance of cluster of symptoms and the symptom index for the differentiation of women with malignant ovarian tumors from women with benign tumors
Symptoms | Sensitivity (%) (95% CI) | Specificity (%) (95%) | PPV (%) | NPV(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cluster abdomen | 68.3 (59.9 to 63.1) | 69.0 (58.6 to 79.3) | 80.8 | 53.2 |
Cluster pain | 55.0 (45.0 to 64.0) | 77.8 (67.2 to 88.4) | 77.1 | 55.0 |
Cluster eating | 45.0 (36.0 to 54.0) | 88.0 (78.1 to 98.0) | 75.7 | 65.8 |
Cluster miscellaneous | 35.0 (26.3 to 43.6) | 84.6 (73.3 to 96.0) | 71.7 | 53.8 |
Cluster digestion | 29.5 (21.2 to 37.8) | 91.4 (81.1 to 100.0) | 71.3 | 64.3 |
Back Pain | 28.3 (20.1 to 36.5) | 91.4 (80.8 to 100) | 71.1 | 63.0 |
Able to feel abdominal mass | 23.3 (15.7 to 31.0) | 90.6 (79.1 to 100) | 69.7 | 56.0 |
Cluster bladder | 23.3 (15.7 to 31.0) | 82.9 (70.2 to 95.6) | 67.8 | 41.2 |
Leg swelling | 10.0 (4.6 to 15.4) | 90.6 (76.7 to 100) | 66.2 | 35.3 |
Symptom index (SI) | 78.3 (70.8 to 85.8) | 60.3 (5.4 to 70.3) | 50.5 | 84.3 |