Table 2

 True and false positive and negative diagnoses based on FEF50 cut off value of 26%

True positive = ΔFEV1 of ⩾10% and a fall in FEF50 of ⩾26%.
True negative = ΔFEV1 of ⩾10% and did not have a fall in FEF50 of ⩾26%.
False positive = ΔFEV1 of ⩽10% and a fall in FEF50 of ⩾26%.
False negative = ΔFEV1 of ⩾10% and a fall in FEF50 of ⩽26%.
True positive39
True negative55
Total true94
False negative21
False positive1
Total false22
Total with EIA60
Total without EIA56
Total116