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Table 6 Statistics of all study variables (for operated cases, n = 107)

From: Comparison of Alvarado score and pediatric appendicitis score for clinical diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children—a prospective study

Variable

Sensitivity, %

Specificity, %

PPV, %

NPV, %

Migration of pain

64.95

50.0

92.65

12.82

Anorexia/vomiting

81.44

30.0

91.86

14.29

Nausea

86.60

10.0

90.32

7.14

Tenderness

98.97

20.0

92.31

66.67

Rebound tenderness

86.60

80.0

97.67

38.10

Temperature

61.86

70.0

95.24

15.91

Leukocytosis

80.41

60.0

95.12

78.50

Shift to left

55.67

90.0

98.18

17.31