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Table 2 Diagnostic performance of colposcopy for detecting HSIL + 

From: Improving colposcopic accuracy for cervical precancer detection: a retrospective multicenter study in China

 

Accuracy, % (95%CI)

Sensitivity, % (95%CI)

Specificity, % (95%CI)

Colposcopy

72.9 (71.1–74.7)

70.2 (67.5–72.9)

75.1 (72.8–77.4)

TZ types

 TZ1/2

75.4 (72.8–78.0)

77.9 (74.4–81.4)

72.7 (68.8–76.6)

 TZ3

70.9 (68.5–73.3)

62.2 (58.1–66.3)

76.6 (73.7–79.5)

Colposcopist’s skills

 Junior

69.6 (67.3–71.9)

62.0 (58.1–65.9)

74.3 (71.5–77.1)

 Senior

78.6 (75.9–81.3)

79.8 (76.3–83.3)

77.1 (72.9–81.3)

TZ types and colposcopist’s skills

 Junior and TZ1/2

70.8 (67.4–74.2)

71.7 (66.5–76.9)

70.0 (65.4–74.6)

 Junior and TZ3

68.7 (65.6–71.8)

52.5 (46.8–58.2)

77.3 (73.8–80.8)

 Senior and TZ1/2

83.6 (79.9–87.3)

84.9 (80.5–89.3)

81.0 (74.2–87.8)

 Senior and TZ3

74.8 (71.0–78.6)

74.4 (68.9–79.9)

75.2 (69.9–80.5)

  1. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, HSIL + high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions or worse, TZ transformation zone