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Table 2 Diagnostic strength of edema and JVP for volume overload

From: Pedal edema and jugular venous pressure for volume overload in peritoneal dialysis patients

 

TP

TN

FP

FN

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

Positive LR [95 % CI]

Negative LR [95 % CI]

Resident

 Edema

7

13

0

5

58

100

16 [1.02, 260]

0.44 [0.23, 0.83]

 JVP >0

9

7

6

2

82

54

1.8 [0.93, 3.4]

0.34 [0.087, 1.3]

 JVP >1

6

7

6

5

55

54

1.2 [0.53, 2.6]

0.84 [0.37, 1.9]

 JVP >2

4

8

5

7

36

62

0.95 [0.33, 2.7]

1.0 [0.56, 1.9]

 JVP >3

4

11

2

7

36

85

2.4 [0.53, 11]

0.75 [0.45, 1.2]

 JVP >4

2

13

0

9

18

100

5.8 [0.31, 110]

0.82 [0.61, 1.1]

 JVP >5

2

13

0

9

18

100

5.8 [0.31, 110]

0.82 [0.61, 1.1]

 JVP >6

1

13

0

10

9

100

3.5 [0.16, 78]

0.91 [0.72, 1.1]

Staff

 JVP >0

12

2

9

0

100

18

1.2 [0.89, 1.7]

0.18 [0.0098, 3.5]

 JVP >1

9

5

6

3

75

45

1.4 [0.73, 2.6]

0.55 [0.17, 1.8]

 JVP >2

7

8

3

5

58

73

2.1 [0.73, 6.3]

0.57 [0.27, 1.2]

 JVP >3

1

11

0

11

8

100

2.8 [0.12, 62]

0.92 [0.73, 1.2]

 JVP >4

0

11

0

12

0

100

0.92 [0.20, 43]

1.0 [0.85, 1.2]

 JVP >5

0

11

0

12

0

100

0.92 [0.20, 43]

1.0 [0.85, 1.2]

 JVP >6

0

11

0

12

0

100

0.92 [0.20, 43]

1.0 [0.85, 1.2]

  1. Abbreviations: FN false negatives, FP false positives, TN true negatives, TP true positives, JVP jugular venous pressure in cm above the sternal angle, LR likelihood ratio