Table 1. Validity of the GP rating of driving activity
Patient report (reference):'Do you drive a car?' Total Predictive values (95% CI)
Yes No
GP rating: 'Does the patient currently drive a car?' Yes 49 18 a n = 67PPV 73.1(63.1 to 81.3)
No 24 b 336 n = 360NPV 93.3(91.5 to 94.9)
Total n = 73 n = 354 n = 427
Test accuracy (95% CI):Sensitivity 67.1 (57.9 to 74.6)Specificity 94.9 (93.0 to 96.5) Concordance:Cohen’s ƙ = 0.64 (95% CI 0.53 to 0.74)
  • aIncluding 15 x GP rating 'don't know'. bIncluding 8 x GP rating 'don't know'. CI = confidence interval. PPV = positive predictive value. NPV = negative predictive value.