Table 3

 True and false positive and negative diagnoses based on FEF50 cut off value of 14%

True positive = ΔFEV1 of ⩾10% and a fall in FEF50 of ⩾14%.
True negative = ΔFEV1 of ⩾10% and did not have a fall in FEF50 of ⩾14%.
False positive = ΔFEV1 of ⩽10% and a fall in FEF50 of ⩾14%.
False negative = ΔFEV1 of ⩾10% and a fall in FEF50 of ⩽14%.
True positive51
True negative43
Total true94
False negative9
False positive13
Total false22
Total with EIA60
Total without EIA56
Total116