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Table 3 Diagnostic performance of visual assessment based on Term, Preterm, and birthweight

From: Reliability of visual assessment of neonatal jaundice among neonates of black descent: a cross-sectional study from Tanzania

Kramer test

ALL(n=315)

Neonatal sub-group

Term(n=157)

Preterm(n=158)

NBWT(n=163)

LBWT(n=152)

Sensitivity

70.5

75.3

66.4

80.0

61.9

Specificity

86.1

82.8

82.8

83.6

89.4

PPV

89.8

86.4

93.0

87.3

92.8

NPV

62.9

69.7

56.0

75.0

51.8

Cohen Kappa (κ)

52.4

56.4

48.8

62.8

42.5

  1. PPV Positive predictive value, NPV Negative predictive value, NBWT Normal birth weight ≥ 2500 grams, LBWT Low birth weight ≤2499 grams, Term- Delivery at GA of 37 and above weeks, Preterm- Delivered below GA of 37 weeks.