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Table 1 Positive predictive value of serrated polyps in Swedish histopathology reports

From: Validation of serrated polyps (SPs) in Swedish pathology registers

Variable

SNOMED codes M8213(0)/M8216(0)

Free text “serrated”

Total

Individuals

52 (49%)

76 (72%)

106 (100%)

By subtype

Hyperplastic polyp

5 (10%)

31 (41%)

34 (32%)

Traditional serrated adenoma

2 (4%)

3 (4%)

3 (3%)

Sessile serrated adenoma/polyp

49 (94%)

40 (53%)

70 (66%)

Unspecified serrated polyp

0 (0%)

3 (4%)

3 (3%)

False positive serrated polyp

0 (0%)

5 (7%)

5 (5%)

PPV, SP diagnosis

52/52, 100% (95%CI = 93–100%)

71/76, 93% (95%CI = 86–97%)

101/106, 95% (95%CI = 89–98%)

By year of diagnosis

  < 2000

0/0

17/19, 89%

17/19, 89%

2000–2009

16/16, 100%

10/11, 91%

25/26, 96%

  ≥ 2010

36/36, 100%

44/46, 96%

59/61, 97%

PPV, location

49/52, 94% (95%CI = 84–98%)

By topography code

T67

25/25, 100%

T671

1/1, 100%

T672

3/3, 100%

T677

2/2, 100%

T68

18/21, 86%

PPV, SSA/P diagnosis

49/52, 94% (95%CI = 84–98%)

  1. Abbreviations: CI = Confidence interval; PPV = Positive predictive value; SP = Serrated polyp; SNOMED = Systematised Nomenclature of Medicine