Table 6 Pooled likelihood ratios and diagnostic odds ratios for index tests after excluding outliers
From: Accuracy of clinical pallor in the diagnosis of anaemia in children: a meta-analysis
Hb <11 g/dL | Hb <8 g/dL | Hb <5 g/dL | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clinical pallor | LR+ | LR- | DOR | LR+ | LR- | DOR | LR+ | LR- | DOR |
Conjunctiva | --- | --- | --- | 2.6 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 19.7 |
--- | --- | --- | (2.2 – 3.0) | (0.2 – 0.7) | (3.7 – 11.0) | (2.8 – 17.6) | (0.4 – 0.7) | (11.5 – 33.5) | |
Palmar | 2.6 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 0.5 | 23.8 |
(1.8 – 3.6) | (0.7 – 0.8) | (2.3 – 5.1) | (2.2 – 3.2) | (0.2 – 0.5) | (5.5 – 12.7) | (2.3 – 20.4) | (0.4 – 0.6) | (13.4 – 42.3) | |
Nailbed | --- | --- | --- | 3.1 | 0.3 | 9.3 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 16.6 |
--- | --- | --- | (2.3 – 4.2) | (0.2 – 0.6) | (4.9 – 17.7) | (2.1 – 15.3) | (0.4 – 0.6) | (7.7 – 35.9) | |