Research Article

The Performance of Immunocytochemistry Staining as Triaging Tests for High-Risk HPV-Positive Women: A 24-Month Prospective Study

Table 3

Performance of p16/Ki-67, p16/MCM2 staining, and cytology for triaging hrHPV-positive women in detecting CIN2+ at baseline.

Triage testsSensitivity, % (95% CI)Specificity, % (95% CI)PPV, % (95% CI)NPV, % (95% CI)AUC (95% CI)

HrHPV-positive women at baseline (n = 328)
Cytology50.0 (30.7–71.2)79.7 (74.9–83.9)15.1 (8.6–25.0)95.7 (92.4–97.6)0.65 (0.52, 0.78)
p16/Ki-6790.9 (72.2–97.5)67.0 (61.5–72.0)16.5 (11.0–24.2)99.0 (96.6–99.7)0.79 (0.71, 0.87)
p16/MCM281.8 (61.5–92.7)43.1 (37.7–48.7)9.4 (6.0–14.3)97.1 (92.7–98.9)0.63 (0.52, 0.74)
Cocktail staining90.9 (72.2–97.5)40.2 (34.9–45.7)9.9 (6.5–14.7)98.4 (94.4–99.6)0.66 (0.56, 0.76)

Cocktail staining positive means that either the p16/Ki-67 or p16/MCM2 positive.