Sensitivity and Specificity of Questions for Detecting Increased Risk of Conditions Applicable to Both Sexes
| Question | Heart Disease | Type 2 Diabetes | Melanoma | Colorectal Cancer | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensitivity | Specificity | Sensitivity | Specificity | Sensitivity | Specificity | Sensitivity | Specificity | |
| 1 | 95 (80/84)a | 15 (62/420)a | 92 (106/115)a | 15 (57/386)a | 91 (48/53) | 14 (61/387) | 90 (28/31) | 13 (63/476) |
| 2 | 88 (76/86)a | 81 (352/434)a | 44(52/119)a | 73 (290/398)a | 26 (14/40) | 69 (318/462) | 35 (12/34) | 70 (341/489) |
| 3a | 0 (0/83) | 97 (398/412) | 4 (5/113) | 98 (370/379) | 0 (0/52) | 97 (425/439) | 3 (1/32) | 97 (453/466) |
| 3b | 0 (0/82) | 99 (399/400) | 0 (0/108) | 99 (370/371) | 0 (0/52) | 99 (425/426) | 0 (0/32) | 99 (452/453) |
| 4 | 47 (41/87)a | 66 (286/434)a | 92 (111/120)a | 81 (322/398)a | 33 (18/54) | 64 (295/463) | 62 (21/34)a | 66 (322/490)a |
| 5a | 1 (1/82) | 98 (403/410) | 5 (5/111)a | 99 (375/378)a | 0 (0/53) | 98 (427/435) | 3 (1/31) | 98 (457/464) |
| 5b | 2 (2/81)a | 99 (407/408)a | 3 (3/109)a | 100 (377/377)a | 0 (0/53) | 99 (429/432) | 0 (0/31) | 99 (458/461) |
| 5c | 1 (1/82) | 99 (406/409) | 3 (3/110)a | 99 (377/378)a | 0 (0/53) | 99 (430/434) | 3 (1/32) | 99 (459/462) |
| 5d | 2 (2/80) | 98 (404/411) | 4 (4/111) | 99 (373/378) | 0 (0/53) | 98 (426/435) | 0 (0/31) | 98 (455/464) |
| 6 | 9 (8/86)a | 97 (415/430)a | 6 (7/120) | 96 (376/393) | 4 (2/54) | 96 (438/458) | 3 (1/33) | 95 (463/486) |
| 7 | 8 (7/87) | 95(409/429) | 8 (9/118) | 95 (376/395) | 2 (1/53) | 94 (432/459) | 12 (4/34) | 95 (461/485) |
| 8 | 21 (18/86) | 74 (318/429) | 24 (29/119) | 75 (294/393) | 94 (51/54)a | 84 (383/457)a | 32 (11/34) | 75 (365/484) |
| 9 | 8 (7/87) | 90 (384/429) | 16 (19/117)a | 92 (363/396)a | 13 (7/53) | 90 (413/459) | 12 (4/34) | 90 (436/485) |
| 10 | 13 (11/85) | 90 (388/432) | 13 (15/103) | 90 (356/396) | 13 (7/54) | 89 (410/459) | 6 (2/34) | 89 (432/486) |
| 11 | 6 (5/87) | 96 (416/432) | 2 (3/120) | 72 (334/467) | 6 (3/54) | 9 6 (4 43/461) | 3 (1/34) | 96 (468/488) |
| 12 | 10 (9/86) | 93 (399/428) | 8 (9/118) | 93 (364/393) | 7 (4/54) | 93 (422/456) | 44 (15/34)a | 95 (460/483)a |
| 13 | 7 (6/85) | 93 (400/431) | 7 (8/118) | 93 (366/395) | 2 (1/53) | 92 (423/459) | 53 (18/34)a | 96 (466/485)a |
| 14 | 56 (49/87) | 45 (193/429) | 53 (63/118) | 44 (175/395) | 72 (39/54)a | 47 (396/456)a | 82 (28/34)a | 47 (226/485)a |
| 15 | 11 (9/85) | 86 (370/429) | 11 (13/118) | 86 (338/393) | 17 (9/54) | 87 (396/456) | 29 (10/34)a | 88 (424/483)a |
Notes: Values are expressed as percent (numerator/denominator); within each cell, top values are for sensitivity and bottom values are for specificity.
↵a Questions significantly associated with increased risk in univariate analysis.