From: Reporting of measures of accuracy in systematic reviews of diagnostic literature
Time periods | |||||
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Measures of test accuracy | 1994–1997 | 1998–2000 | |||
n | % (95% confidence interval) + | n | % (95% confidence interval + | p-value ** | |
Included primary studies | 50 * | 40 * | |||
Sensitivity or specificity | 35 | 70 (55–82) | 30a | 75 (59–87) | 0.77 |
Predictive values | 13b | 26 (15–40) | 13c | 33 (19–49) | 0.66 |
Sensitivity, specificity and predictive values | 12 | 24 (13–38) | 12 | 30 (17–47) | 0.69 |
Likelihood ratios | 9 | 18(9–31) | 11 | 28 (15–44) | 0.41 |
Diagnostic odds ratios | 0 | 0 (0–7) | 0 | (0–9) | - |
Meta-analysis | 38 * | 76(62–87) | 22 * | 55 (38–71) | 0.16 |
Independently pooled sensitivity or specificity | 22 | 58 (41–74) | 13d | 62 (36–79) | 0.86 |
Pooled predictive values | 9e | 24(11–40) | 2f | 10(1–29) | 0.29 |
Pooled likelihood ratios | 5 | 13 (4–28) | 8 | 38 (17–59) | 0.08 |
Pooled diagnostic odds ratios | 5 | 13 (4–28) | 0 | 0(0–15) | 0.20 |
Summary ROC plot or values | 23 | 61 (43–76) | 11 | 52 (28–72) | 0.60 |