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Table 3 Gender and self-reported alcohol ingestion

From: Blood alcohol concentration and self-reported alcohol ingestion in acute poisoned patients who visited an emergency department

Self-report

Male (n = 81)

Female (n = 120)

 

BAC (+)

BAC (−)

BAC(+)

BAC (−)

Drink alcohol (n)

55

7

59

4

Did not drink alcohol (n)

1

18

3

54

Sensitivity (%)

98.2

95.2

Specificity (%)

72.0

93.1

PPV (%)

88.7

93.7

NPV (%)

94.7

94.7

  1. BAC: blood alcohol concentration, PPV: positive predictive value, NPV: negative predictive value.