Table 7
Sensitivity and specificity comparison for the 17 categories of ICD-9, 1978–80 v 1990–5, group 2
| ICD category of disease | 1978–80 | 1990–5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sens (%) | Spec (%) | Sens (%) | Spec (%) | |
| Group 2, comparison of the clinical diagnosis and the final one, which includes complementary investigations, such as microscopy. | ||||
| ICD-9, ninth revision of the International Classification of Diseases; sens, sensitivity; spec, specificity. | ||||
| 1 | 59.4 | 95.6 | 61.4 | 97.2 |
| 2 | 81.6 | 97.9 | 81.6 | 98.9 |
| 3 | 55.0 | 98.2 | 60.0 | 98.4 |
| 4 | 83.3 | 99.2 | 72.4 | 99.4 |
| 5 | 38.6 | 99.1 | 61.3 | 99.2 |
| 6 | 75.0 | 98.6 | 74.4 | 99.1 |
| 7 | 74.1 | 88.2 | 75.3 | 95.0 |
| 8 | 35.7 | 96.1 | 76.6 | 90.9 |
| 9 | 55.6 | 96.6 | 61.9 | 96.0 |
| 10 | 71.4 | 96.8 | 58.9 | 98.5 |
| 11 | 68.4 | 100.0 | 72.2 | 99.9 |
| 12 | 50.0 | 99.8 | 69.2 | 99.9 |
| 13 | 81.8 | 99.7 | 50.0 | 99.9 |
| 14 | 37.0 | 99.7 | 60.0 | 100.0 |
| 15 | 50.0 | 99.8 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| 16 | 25.0 | 97.3 | 35.3 | 99.3 |
| 17 | 70.8 | 98.5 | 54.3 | 99.2 |
