Table 2
Sensitivities, specificities, and likelihood ratios
| Core peripheral TG (°C) | Sensitivity | Specificity | LR + | LR − | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TG, temperature gradient; LR+, likelihood ratio for a positive result; LR−, likelihood ratio for a negative result. | ||||||||
| 3 | 1.00 | 0.12 | 1.14 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | 1.00 | 0.40 | 1.67 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | 1.00 | 0.64 | 2.78 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | 0.86 | 0.76 | 3.57 | 0.18 | ||||
| 7 | 0.76 | 0.88 | 6.35 | 0.27 | ||||
| 8 | 0.62 | 0.92 | 7.74 | 0.41 | ||||
| 9 | 0.43 | 0.92 | 5.36 | 0.62 | ||||
| 10 | 0.38 | 0.96 | 9.52 | 0.65 | ||||
| 11 | 0.19 | 0.96 | 4.76 | 0.84 | ||||
| 12 | 0.10 | 1.00 | ∞ | 0.90 | ||||
