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Table 3 Diagnostic accuracy of colposcopy according to the patients’ age group

From: Evaluation of the diagnostic performance of colposcopy in the detection of cervical high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions among women with transformation zone type 3

 

Overall

< 45 years

45–59 years

≥ 60 years

Under-diagnosis

19.8% (151/764)

16.5% (29/176)

21.2% (68/321)

20.3% (54/267)

Accordance

65.6% (501/764)

72.2% (127/176)

63.2% (203/321)

64.0% (171/267)

Over-diagnosis

14.7% (112/764)

11.3% (20/176)

15.6% (50/321)

15.7% (42/267)

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BMC Cancer

ISSN: 1471-2407

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