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Table 5 The sensitivity and specificity of the self-reported questionnaire for PD identified by self-report and routine records (N = 11 539)

From: Self-reported parkinsonian symptoms in the EPIC-Norfolk cohort

 

TP

FN

Sensitivity

TN

FP

Specificity

Rest Tremor

26

27

49.1

11016

470

95.9

Difficulty Walking

19

34

35.9

11006

480

95.8

Difficulty Chair

21

32

39.6

10770

716

93.8

Walking Slower

45

8

84.9

7619

3867

66.3

Micrographia

39

14

73.6

10457

1029

91.0

Olfactory dysfunction

18

35

34.0

10442

1044

90.9

Any of 6 symptoms

51

2

96.0

6373

5113

55.5

Any of symptoms except Walking slower

48

5

90.6

8684

2802

75.6

   ≥2 symptoms

46

7

86.8

9705

1781

84.5

   ≥3 symptoms

38

15

71.7

10930

556

95.2

   ≥4 symptoms

22

31

41.5

11363

123

98.9

   ≥5 symptoms

11

42

20.8

11455

31

99.7

  1. TP = True Positive; FN = False Negative; TN = True Negative; FP = False Positive