The Diagnostic Properties of Medical History in the Diagnosis of Tubal Pathology among Subfertile Patients

Table 2

The diagnostic performance of medical history in the diagnosis of tubal pathology.

Medical history	Tubal pathology (𝑛=59)	No tubal pathology (𝑛=90)	Sensitivity (%) (95% CI)	Specificity (%) (95% CI)	LR+ (95% CI)	LR– (95% CI)	Posttest probability for positive result (%) (95% CI)	Posttest probability for negative result (%) (95% CI)
PID
+	32	21	54.2	76.7	2.3	0.6	49.6	20.5
–	27	69	(41.5–66.9)	(67.9–85.4)	(1.5–3.6)	(0.4–0.8)	(41.6–57.6)	(13.9–26.9)
STD
+	10	7	17.0	92.2	2.2	0.9	48.6	27.9
–	49	83	(7.4–26.4)	(86.7–97.8)	(0.9–5.4)	(0.8–1.1)	(40.6–56.6)	(20.7–35.1)
IUCD
+	5	5	8.5	94.4	1.5	1.0	39.2	30.1
–	54	85	(1.4–15.6)	(89.7–99.2)	(0.4–5.0)	(0.9–1.1)	(31.4–47.0)	(22.7–37.5)
Ectopic pregnancy
+	9	2	15.2	97.8	6.9	0.9	74.8	27.9
–	50	88	(6.1–24.4)	(94.7–100.8)	(1.5–30.7)	(0.8–1.0)	(67.8–81.8)	(20.7–35.1)
Abdominal surgery
+	31	12	52	86.7	3.9	0.6	62.6	20.5
–	28	78	(39.8–65.3)	(79.6–93.7)	(2.2–7.0)	(0.4–0.7)	(54.8–70.4)	(14.0–27.0)
Appendectomy
+	17	5	28.8	94.4	5.2	0.8	69.1	25.6
–	42	85	(17.3–40.4)	(89.7–99.2)	(2.0–13.3)	(0.6–0.9)	(61.7–76.5)	(18.6–32.6)
Vaginal surgery
+	18	18	30.5	80.0	1.5	0.9	39.2	27.9
–	41	72	(18.8–42.3)	(71.7–88.3)	(0.9–2.7)	(0.7–1.1)	(31.4–47.0)	(20.7–35.1)
Laparoscopic surgery
+	12	5	20.3	94.4	3.7	0.8	61.4	25.6
–	47	85	(10.1–20.6)	(89.7–99.2)	(1.4–9.9)	(0.7–1.0)	(53.4–69.2)	(18.6–32.6)