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Table 1 Summary of the primary screening performance for fetal Down syndrome

From: Fetal Down syndrome screening models for developing countries; Part I: Performance of Maternal Serum Screening

 

Final Risk

N (%)

Down Syndrome

Sensitivity

False Positive

Maternal Serum Screening Based on Caucasian Reference Ranges

 Contingent screen (C-S)

LR

25,580 (86.2%)

7

86.8%

13.7%

HR

4112 (13.8%)

46

Total

29,692 (100%)

53

 Second trimester serum screen (STS) alone

LR

10,877 (88.9%)

5

76.2%

11.0%

HR

1355 (11.1%)

16

Total

12,232 (100.0%)

21

 C-S plus STS

LR

36,457 (87.0%)

12

83.8%

12.9%

HR

5467 (13.0%)

62

Total

41,924 (100%)

74

Maternal Serum Screening Based on Thai Reference Ranges

 Contingent screen (C-S)

LR

27,361 (92.1%)

8

84.9%

7.7%

HR

2331 (7.9%)

45

Total

29,692 (100%)

53

 Second trimester serum screen (STS) alone

LR

11,093 (90.7%)

5

76.2%

9.2%

HR

1139 (9.3%)

16

Total

12,232 (100%)

21

 C-S plus STS

LR

38,454 (91.7%)

13

82.4%

8.1%

HR

3470 (8.3%)

61

Total

41,924 (100%)

74

 First trimester serum screen (FTS) alone

LR

27,627 (93.0%)

11

79.2%

6.8%

HR

2065 (7.0%)

42

Total

29,692 (100%)

53

 I-S (Independently combined first and second trimester)

LR

38,720 (92.4%)

16

78.4%

7.5%

HR

3204 (7.6%)

58

Total

41,924 (100%)

74

Age-based Screening

 Combined First and Second Trimester

LR

36,967 (88.2%)

52

29.7%

11.8%

HR

4957 (11.8%)

22

Total

41,924 (100%)

74