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Table 2 Confidence intervals for a range of possible false negative rates in a sample of 500 screen negative children

From: The Magpie Trial follow up study: outcome after discharge from hospital for women and children recruited to a trial comparing magnesium sulphate with placebo for pre-eclampsia [ISRCTN86938761]

Observed false negative rate

(% of cases among screen negatives)

N = 500

(95% confidence interval)

5%

3.4% to 7.3%

2%

1.1% to 3.6%

1%

0.4% to 2.3%

0%

0% to 0.8%