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Table 2 Accuracy rates for transformation zone, colposcopic diagnosis, and biopsy

From: Assessing colposcopy competencies in medically underserved communities: a multi-center study in China

 

All participants

Annual colposcopy examination number

≤ 50

> 50

P

Transformation Zone

    

 Overall accuracy rate

0.47 (0.45, 0.49)

0.45 (0.42, 0.48)

0.49 (0.46, 0.53)

0.034

 Accuracy rate for Type I/II

0.57 (0.54, 0.61)

0.56 (0.52, 0.60)

0.59 (0.54, 0.64)

0.163

 Accuracy rate for Type III

0.22 (0.19, 0.25)

0.19 (0.15, 0.23)

0.26 (0.22, 0.31)

0.015

Colposcopic Diagnosis

    

 Overall accuracy rate

0.53 (0.51, 0.55)

0.50 (0.48, 0.53)

0.56 (0.53, 0.59)

0.005

 Accuracy rate for Benign/normal

0.44 (0.40, 0.48)

0.42 (0.37, 0.48)

0.47 (0.41, 0.53)

0.138

 Accuracy rate for LSIL

0.54 (0.51, 0.58)

0.54 (0.49, 0.58)

0.55 (0.50, 0.60)

0.346

 Accuracy rate for HSIL+

0.59 (0.56, 0.63)

0.54 (0.49, 0.59)

0.65 (0.60, 0.71)

0.001

 Over diagnosis rate

0.22 (0.21, 0.24)

0.22 (0.19, 0.24)

0.23 (0.21, 0.25)

0.213

 Miss diagnosis rate

0.15 (0.14, 0.17)

0.16 (0.15, 0.18)

0.14 (0.12, 0.16)

0.027

Biopsy

    

 Accuracy rate

0.73 (0.71, 0.74)

0.71 (0.69, 0.73)

0.75 (0.72, 0.77)

0.013

 Over biopsy rate

0.09 (0.07, 0.10)

0.09 (0.07, 0.10)

0.08 (0.07, 0.10)

0.269

 Miss biopsy rate

0.15 (0.13, 0.16)

0.16 (0.14, 0.18)

0.14 (0.11, 0.16)

0.070

  1. Data are presented as means with 95% confidence intervals
  2. Abbreviations LSIL, Low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion; HSIL+, High-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion or worse