Table 5:

Performance of the symptom screening tool (sensitivity analysis)*

SARS-CoV-2 positiveSARS-CoV-2 negativeTotal
Screening positive7114901561
Screening negative618081814
Total7732983375
Point estimates (95% CI)
Apparent prevalence0.46 (0.45–0.48)
True prevalence0.02 (0.02–0.03)
Accuracy0.56 (0.54–0.57)
Sensitivity0.92 (0.84–0.97)
Specificity0.55 (0.53–0.56)
Positive predictive value0.04 (0.04–0.06)
Negative predictive value0.997 (0.993–0.998)
Positive likelihood ratio2.04 (1.89–2.20)
Negative likelihood ratio0.14 (0.07–0.31)
Odds ratio14.36 (6.22–33.13)
  • Note: CI = confidence interval, SARS-CoV-2 = severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

  • * Assuming asymptomatic prevalence = 0.0035 (6 people with SARS-CoV-2 infection among 1814 without symptoms).