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Table 3 Internal and external validity parameters of sIgE values to alpha-gal

From: Diagnostic validity of specific immunoglobulin E levels to alpha-gal in alpha-gal syndrome: a cross-sectional analysis

 

Population

Women

Men

Internal Validity Parameters

Sensitivity

0.97

0.67

1.00

Specificity

0.89

0.95

0.80

False positive rate

0.11

0.05

0.20

False negative rate

0.03

0.33

0.00

Positive probability ratio

9.00

13.33

5.00

Negative probability ratio

0.03

0.35

0.00

External Validity Parameters

Positive predictive value

0.82

0.50

0.86

Negative predictive value

0.98

0.97

1.00

Global value

0.92

0.93

0.91