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Table 3 Sensitivity, specificity and positive and negative predictive values for each of the diagnoses migraine, tension-type headache and migraine plus tension-type headache

From: Validation of a Georgian language headache questionnaire in a population-based sample

 

Sensitivity (95% CI)

Specificity (95% CI)

PPV (95% CI)

NPV (95% CI)

Migraine

0.75 (0.64–0.86)

0.96 (0.92–0.99)

0.89 (0.81–0.98)

0.89 (0.84–0.94)

Tension-type headache

0.79 (0.70–0.88)

0.86 (0.80–0.93)

0.8 (0.71–0.89)

0.85 (0.79–0.92)

Migraine plus tension-type headache

0.62 (0.45–0.78)

0.84 (0.78–0.90)

0.47 (0.32–0.61)

0.91 (0.86–0.96)

  1. PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value; CI, 95% confidence interval