Table 4 Sensitivity and specificity of operational anthropometric cut-offs to identify Low birth weight and preterm
Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | PPVa | NPVb | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | ||
Low birth weight | FLc ≤ 7.6 cm | 79 (64–91) | 75 (70–79) | 0.27 (0.19–0.36) | 0.97 (0.94–0.99) |
CCd ≤ 31.2 cm | 85 (69–94) | 85 (81–89) | 0.40 (0.30–0.52) | 0.98 (0.96–0.99) | |
MUACe ≤ 9.9 cm | 77 (61–89) | 83 (78–87) | 0.34 (0.24–0.45) | 0.97 (0.94–0.99) | |
Preterm | FL ≤ 7.45 cm | 88 (64–99) | 85 (81–88) | 0.21 (0.13–0.33) | 0.99 (0.98–1.00) |
CC ≤ 30.3 cm | 94 (71–100) | 92 (89–95) | 0.36 (0.22–0.52) | 1.00 (0.98–1.00) | |
MUAC ≤9.6 cm | 88 (64–99) | 88 (84–91) | 0.26 (0.15–0.39) | 0.99 (0.98–1.00) | |