Table 4

Sensitivity and specificity of urine analysis for detecting significantly impaired renal function

Presence blood

Presence Protein

Presence either blood or protein

Sensitivity

0.31 (0.15–0.55)

0.27 (0.11–0.50)

0.55 (0.32–0.75)

Specificity

0.85 (0.78–0.91)

0.74 (0.65–0.81)

0.68 (0.59–0.76)

PPV

0.28 (0.13–0.49)

0.15 (0.06–0.31)

0.22 (0.13–0.19)

Franey et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2009 9:143   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-9-143