Clinical Study
The Diagnostic Significance of Coapplying a Rabeprazole Test with the SF-36 for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Table 7
Sensitivity and specificity of the rabeprazole test combined with SF-36 in diagnosing GERD when
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Screening results | GERD | Non-GERD | Total | Number of patients | 95% CI (%) | Number of patients | 95% CI (%) | Number of patients | 95% CI (%) |
| + | 67 | 94.4 (89.1–99.7) Sensitivity | 4 | 21.1 (2.7–39.4) False positive | 71 | 94.3 (88.9–99.7) Positive predictive value | − | 4 | 5.6 (0.2–10.9) False negative | 15 | 78.9 (60.5–97.2) Specificity | 19 | 67.8 (60.6–97.2) Negative predictive value |
| Total | 71 | 100 | 19 | 100 | 90 | 91.1 (85.2–96.9) Coincident rate |
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