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POSITIVE PREDICTIVE VALUE [1 record]

Record 1 2014-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidemiology
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
DEF

A test performance characteristic, defined as the proportion of persons with a positive result in a diagnostic test who have the disease; it is calculated as follows: true positives ÷ (true positives + false positives).

OBS

The PPV varies with the prevalence of the disease in the population of interest.

OBS

positive predictive value; PPV: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épidémiologie
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
DEF

Caractéristique de la performance d’un test, qui se définit comme la proportion des personnes qui ont la maladie parmi celles qui ont un résultat positif à un test diagnostique; elle se calcule ainsi : [vrais positifs ÷ (vrais positifs + faux positifs)].

OBS

La VPP varie en fonction de la prévalence de la maladie dans la population étudiée.

OBS

valeur prédictive positive; VPP : terme, abréviation et définition normalisés par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Epidemiología
  • Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
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