Table 3

Test performance: need for patient surveillance

Histology interval (reference standard)
High risk:
1 year
Intermediate risk: 3 yearsLow risk:
5 years
Low risk: no surveillanceNo adenoma: no surveillanceTotal
NBI colonoscopy interval
 High risk: 1 year(a) 940(b′) 3(b) 218
 Intermediate risk: 3 years3301210257
 Low risk: 5 years213465213126
 Low risk: no surveillance(c′) 049(d′) 10019132
 No adenoma: no surveillance(c) 042728(d) 107166
Total145594193143(N) 499
  • Adenoma present (solid line partitions)

  • Test sensitivity=sum of cells in box (a)/sum of cells in boxes (a)+(c)=297/356=83.4%.

  • Test specificity=sum of cells in box (d)/sum of cells in boxes (d)+(b)=107/143=74.8%.

  • Error rate=(b+c)/N=95/499=19.0%.

  • Surveillance required (dashed line partitions)

  • Test sensitivity=sum of cells in box (a)/sum of cells in boxes (a)+(c′)=119/163=73.0%.

  • Test specificity=sum of cells in box (d′)/sum of cells in boxes (d′)+(b′)=254/336=75.6%.

  • Exact matching=sum of cells with matching surveillance interval / N=339/499=67.9%.

  • Conservative matching=sum of cells with matching or over surveillance/N=437/499=87.6%.

  • Error rate=(b′+c′)/N=126/499=25.2%.

  • NBI, narrow band imaging.