Table 2

 SIC sensitivity and specificity when patients with OA due to persulphate salts (group A) were compared with asthmatic patients never exposed to persulphate salts (group B) (A/B)

A/B
Results expressed as % (95% CI).
PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value.
Sensitivity100 (67.6–100)
Specificity87.5 (52.9–97.8)
PPV88.9 (56.5–98.0)
NPV100 (64.6–100)