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Table 3 Performance of NIPT to screen trisomies 21, 18 and 13 and sex chromosomal abnormalities

From: Performance of cell free DNA as a screening tool based on the results of first trimester screening

Variable

T21

T18

T13

SCAs

T21/T18/T13/ SCAs

Sensitivity

25/25

100% (86.6–100)

2/2

100% (17–100)

2/2

100% (17–100)

6/6

100% (61–100)

35/35

100% (90–100)

Specificity

1646/1649

99.82% (99.5-99.95)

1667/1672

99.68% (99.2-99.86)

1669/1672

99.8% (99.4-99.95)

1612/1668

96.5% (95.5–97.3)

1639/1706

95.9% (94.8–96.7)

PPV

25/28

89% (72.8–96.3)

2/7

28% (5–64)

2/5

40% (7–77)

6/62

9.6% (4.5–19.5)

35/102

34% (25.8–43.9)

NPV

1649/1649

100% (99.76–100)

1672/1672

100% (99.7–100)

1672/1672

100% (99.7–100)

1668/1668

100% (99.7–100)

1639/1639

100% (99.7–100)

Likelihood ratio

525

315.4

525

29.07

24.46

  1. SCAs, Sex chromosome abnormalities; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value; T, trisomy
  2. 95% Confidence intervals are shown