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Table 4 Data analysis

From: A double SIMEX approach for bivariate random-effects meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies

Method

Sensitivity

Specificity

Normal-Normal model

21 (13, 32)

99 (96, 99)

Binomial-Normal model

–

–

SIMEX approach

17.9 (10.9, 27.8)

98.6 (97.4, 99.3)

Nonparametric model (Zapf et al. [15])

19.0 (11.9, 28.9)

99.4 (97.9, 99.8)

  1. Estimates and 95% confidence intervals (in parentheses) for sensitivity and specificity obtained from different methods for the analysis of transesophageal echocardiography data [38]. Results are multiplied by 100