Skip to main content

Table 1 Potential HD cases, true positives (TP), false positives (FP), positive predictive value (PPV) and sensitivity of all sources of ascertainment

From: Validation of diagnostic codes and epidemiologic trends of Huntington disease: a population-based study in Navarre, Spain

Source of ascertainment

Potential HD cases

TP

FP

PPV (95% CI)

Sensitivity (95% CI)

MBDS

40

31

9

75.5% (61.2, 88.6)

50.0% (37.2, 62.8)

ECRPC

51

41

10

80.4% (66.5, 89.7)

66.1% (52.9, 77.4)

TWDR

7

7

0

100% (56.1, 100)

11.3% (5.0, 22.5)

MS

21

20

1

95.2% (74.1, 99.8)

69.0% (49.1, 84.0)

MGC

61

61

0

100% (92.6, 100)

98.4% (90.2, 100)

  1. MBDS minimum basic data set at hospital discharge, ECRPC electronic clinical records in primary care, TWDR Temporary Work Disability Registry, MS mortality statistics, MGC Medical Genetics Centre