Table 1.

Initial Estimates of Diagnostic Accuracy of Interpretation of Retinal Images of 34 Patients by Family Physicians

DR FindingPresumed DRNo DRTotalFraction (%)95% CI, %
Retinal specialist results331343/34 (8)(2-24)
Family physician results1726348/34 (24)(11-41)
Sensitivity1/3 (33)(1-91)
Specificity24/31 (77)(59-90)
PPV1/8 (13)(0-53)
NPV24/26 (92)(75-99)
Accuracy25/34 (74)(56-87)
  • DR, diabetic retinopathy; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value; CI, confidence interval.