Research Article
The Diagnostic Properties of Medical History in the Diagnosis of
Tubal Pathology among Subfertile Patients
Table 3
The diagnostic accuracy of lifestyle habits in the diagnosis of tubal pathology.
| | The lifestyle habit | Tubal pathology | No tubal pathology | 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) |
| | Smoking | | | | | | | | | | + | 21 | 22 | 35.6 | 75.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 39.2 | 27.9 | | – | 38 | 68 | (23.4–47.8) | (66.7–84.4) | (0.9–2.4) | (0.7–1.1) | (31.4–47.0) | (20.7–35.1) | | Alcohol abuse* | | | | | | | | | | + | 5 | 11 | 8.5 | 87.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 23.1 | 30.1 | | – | 54 | 79 | (1.4–15.6) | (81.0–94.5) | (0.3–1.9) | (0.9–1.2) | (16.3–29.9) | (22.7–37.5) | | 4 or more sexual partners | | | | | | | | | | + | 12 | 15 | 20.3 | 83.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 34.4 | 30.1 | | – | 47 | 75 | (10.1–30.6) | (75.6–91.0) | (0.6–2.4) | (0.8–1.1) | (26.8–42.0) | (22.7–37.5) | | Smoking and alcohol abuse and 4 or more sexual partners | | | | | | | | | | + | 1 | 2 | 1.7 | 97.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 25.6 | 30.0 | | – | 58 | 88 | (–1.6–5.0) | (94.7–100.8) | (0.07–8.2) | (1.0–1.1) | (18.6–32.6) | (22.6–37.4) |
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*The use of alcohol not less than once per week.
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