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Table 1 aUCB and all-cause jaundice

From: Umbilical cord bilirubin as a predictor of neonatal jaundice: a retrospective cohort study

aUCB (μmol/l)

All subjects

Only O + ve/O-ve Mothers

Sens (%)

Spec (%)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

LR+

LR-

Sens (%)

Spec (%)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

LR+

LR-

>20

68.4

59.2

4.4

98.6

1.7

0.53

90.9

56.1

7.8

99.3

2.1

0.16

>25

63.2

76.0

6.8

98.7

2.6

0.48

86.4

73.2

11.7

99.2

3.2

0.19

>30

55.3

88.2

11.5

98.6

4.7

0.51

77.3

86.4

18.9

98.9

5.7

0.26

>35

44.7

94.2

17.7

98.4

7.7

0.59

68.2

93.9

31.3

98.6

11.1

0.34

>40

36.8

97.7

30.4

98.2

15.8

0.65

59.1

97.4

48.1

98.3

22.7

0.42

>45

31.6

98.8

42.9

98.1

27.1

0.69

50.0

98.7

61.1

98.0

38.4

0.51

>50

23.7

99.5

56.3

97.9

46.5

0.77

36.4

99.3

66.7

97.4

48.9

0.64

  1. Sens sensitivity, spec specificity, PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value, LR+ positive likelihood ratio, LR- negative likelihood ratio