Table 3.

Validation.

DiseaseQuestionsSensitivity (95% CI)Specificity (95% CI)κ (95% CI)
Sample population0.91 (0.88–0.94)0.99 (0.96–1.00)0.82 (0.77–0.88)
SLEScreening1.00 (0.89–1.00)0.95 (0.89–0.98)0.88 (0.79–0.97)
Confirmatory0.73 (0.56–0.86)0.98 (0.94–0.99)0.77 (0.64–0.91)
RAScreening1.00 (0.72–1.00)0.88 (0.82–0.93)0.52 (0.32–0.72)
Confirmatory0.60 (0.31–0.83)0.98 (0.93–0.99)0.61 (0.34–0.87)
SScScreening1.00 (0.86–1.00)1.00 (0.97–1.00)1.00 (1.00–1.00)
Confirmatory 10.71 (0.51–0.85)1.00 (0.97–1.00)0.80 (0.66–0.94)
Confirmatory 20.92 (0.74–0.98)1.00 (0.97–1.00)0.95 (0.88–1.00)
PM or DM*Screening1.00 (0.65–1.00)0.96 (0.92–0.98)0.72 (0.49–0.95)
Confirmatory 11.00 (0.65–1.00)0.96 (0.92–0.98)0.72 (0.49–0.95)
Confirmatory 20.71 (0.36–0.92)0.97 (0.93–0.99)0.60 (0.31–0.89)
Sjögren syndromeScreening1.00 (0.77–1.00)0.97 (0.92–0.99)0.85 (0.71–0.99)
Confirmatory 10.92 (0.67–0.99)0.98 (0.94–1.00)0.88 (0.74–1.00)
Confirmatory 20.61 (0.36–0.82)0.99 (0.96–1.00)0.71 (0.48–0.93)
APS*Screening1.00 (0.44–1.00)1.00 (0.97–1.00)1.00 (1.00–1.00)
Confirmatory1.00 (0.44–1.00)1.00 (0.97–1.00)1.00 (1.00–1.00)
Hemolytic anemia*Screening0.33 (0.06–0.79)0.98 (0.95–0.99)0.32 (−0.18 to 0.81)
Confirmatory0.33 (0.06–0.79)1.00 (0.97–1.00)0.50 (−0.11 to 1.00)
Multiple sclerosis*Screening1.000.99 (0.96–0.99)0.89 (0.66–1.00)
Confirmatory1.00 (0.51–1.00)0.99 (0.96–1.00)0.89 (0.66–1.00)
ThyroidScreening0.96 (0.80–0.99)0.98 (0.94–1.00)0.93 (0.85–1.00)
Confirmatory0.88 (0.72–0.96)0.98 (0.94–1.00)0.88 (0.77–0.98)
Type 1 diabetes mellitus*Screening1.00 (0.61–1.00)0.99 (0.96–1.00)0.92 (0.76–1.00)
Confirmatory0.00 (0.00–0.39)0.99 (0.96–1.00)−0.01 (−0.03 to 0.01)
  • * Indicates diseases with n < 10. Screening: screening question; confirmatory 1: first confirmatory question; confirmatory 2: second confirmatory question. SLE: systemic lupus erythematosus; RA: rheumatoid arthritis; SSc: systemic sclerosis; DM: dermatomyositis; PM: polymyositis; APS: antiphospholipid antibody syndrome.