Sensitivity and Specificity MCQ — NEET PG Practice Question | NEETPGAI
Sensitivity and Specificity
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A screening program for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is being evaluated in a cohort of 500 pregnant women from Mumbai. A fasting blood glucose (FBG) test is compared against the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), which is the gold standard. The results are:
- True positives: 72
- False positives: 48
- True negatives: 360
- False negatives: 20
A clinician interprets a negative FBG test as reassuring and discharges the patient without further testing. Based on the diagnostic accuracy of this test, which statement best reflects the clinical implication of this interpretation?
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