Research Article
A Cost-Benefit and Accurate Method for Assessing Microalbuminuria: Single versus Frequent Urine Analysis
Table 1
Details of accuracy analysis in total, hypertensive, and normotensive populations.
| Population | TP | FP | FN | TN | Sensitivity | Specificity | PPV | NPV |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 5 | 109 | 70.6% (44.0%–88.6%) | 100% (95.8%–100%)
| 100% (69.9%–100%) | 95.6% (89.6%–98.4%) | Hypertensive | 11 | 0 | 4 | 73 | 73.3% (44.8%–91.1%)
| 100% (93.8%–100%)
| 100% (67.9%–100%) | 94.8% (86.5%–98.3%) | Normotensive | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 50.0% (2.66%–97.3%)
| 100% (88.0%–100%)
| 100% (5.46%–100%) | 97.3% (84.2%–99.9%) |
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