Effect of number of daily peak expiratory flow (PEF) readings on diagnostic sensitivity and specificity in occupational asthma
| Daily PEF readings n | ||||||
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1# | 1¶ | |
| Sensitivity % | 85.3 | 82.4 | 76.5 | 82.4 | 79.4 | 55.9 |
| Specificity % | 95.7 | 87.0 | 87.0 | 82.6 | 87.0 | 73.9 |
#: 17:00 h
¶: 06:00 h