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Table 3 Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, and accuracy of magnifying NBI endoscopic findings for predicting gastric atrophy and intestinal metaplasia

From: Marginal turbid band and light blue crest, signs observed in magnifying narrow-band imaging endoscopy, are indicative of gastric intestinal metaplasia

 

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

Accuracy (%)

Prediction of atrophy

 Marginal turbid band

79.7

79.2

91.7

57.6

79.6

 Light blue crest

46.4

95.8

97.0

38.3

59.1

Prediction of intestinal metaplasia

 Marginal turbid band

100

66.0

71.7

100

81.7

 Light blue crest

72.1

96.0

93.9

80.0

84.9

  1. PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value.