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Table 2 Patients’ and/or parents’ assessments compared to the rheumatologists’ assessments

From: Assessment of disease activity by patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and the parents compared to the assessment by pediatric rheumatologists

  

Rheumatologist

 
  

AD

NAD

Total

 

AD

A

B

 

Patient

 

31 (.72)*

19 (.27)

50 (.44)

Parent

 

30 (.70)*

11 (.16)

41 (.36)

Combination

 

33 (.77)*

21 (.30)

54 (.48)

 

Doubt

C

D

 

Patient

 

10 (.23)

24 (.34)

34 (.30)

Parent

 

12 (.28)

31 (.44)

43 (.38)

Combination

 

9 (.21)

27 (.39)

36 (.32)

 

NAD

E

F

 
  

2 (.05)

27 (.39)†

29 (.26)

  

1 (.02)

28 (.40)†

29 (.26)

  

1 (.02)

22 (.31)†

23 (.20)

Total

    

Patient

 

43 [1]

70 [1]

113 [1]

Parent

 

43 [1]

70 [1]

113 [1]

Combination

 

43 [1]

70 [1]

113 [1]

  1. NAD = Non-active disease, AD = Active disease, A = True positive, B = False positive, C = Doubt in NAD, D = Doubt in AD, E = False negative, F = True negative, n(percentage).
  2. *n (sensitivity), †n (specificity).
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