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Table 1 Sensitivity and specificity measurements for cervical scrapes or medical adsorbent surgical bandages detected by a dog in patients with Cervical Cancer (CC)

From: A non-invasive tool for detecting cervical cancer odor by trained scent dogs

 

Sensitivity (95% CI*)

Specificity (95% CI)

PPV (95% CI)

NPV (95% CI)

PPVα

NPVα

FN

Scrapes

92,78% (87,12–98,45)

99,1% (98,37–9,83)

92,78% (87,1–98,45)

99,1% (98,37–99,83)

93,95%

98,91%

7

Surgical bandages

96,36% (90,51–100)

99,55% (98,8–100)

96,36% (90,51–100)

99,55% (98,8–100)

97,00%

99,45%

2

  1. *Confidence Interval, PPV Positive Predictive Value, NPV Negative Predictive Value, αPositive and negative predictive values were adjusted to the prevalence of Cervical cancer (CC) in Mexico (13.1% according to GLOBOCAN Project, reference 19), FN False Negative