Ulcerative Colitis: Likelihood Ratios

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The likelihood ratios of findings for Ulcerative Colitis are listed below. See the left navigation bar to change the display.

Pre-Test Probability (Prevalence): %.	Post-Test Probability (Predictive Value): %.	Switch to display mode.
Note that calculating probabilities from more than one** finding is inherently inaccurate because findings are not independent. (For example, using two positive findings that share a common pathogenesis is likely to overestimate the true probability.)

Good Positive Likelihood Ratio
Finding	Result	+LR	-LR
[ + ] Clubbing	+ 0 -	3.8	0.8
in patients with UC, looking for patients with active disease. Study: JAMA. 2001;286:341-347. http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/286/3/341