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Table 1 Diagnostic performance of umami taste sensitivity test for assessment of umami taste disorder

From: The important role of umami taste in oral and overall health

 

AT

PT

SP

AUC

0.95

0.97

0.97

Cut-off value

200 mM MSG

50 mM MSG

50 mM MSG

Sensitivity

0.86

1.00

1.00

Specificity

0.94

0.83

0.82

PPV

0.83

0.67

0.65

NPV

0.95

1.00

1.00

Diagnostic accuracy (TP + TN)

0.92

0.87

0.86

  1. AT anterior tongue, PT posterior tongue, SP soft palate, AUC area under the receiver operating characteristics curve, PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value; Diagnostic accuracy = true positives (TP) + true negatives (TN).
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