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Table 7 Performance of two screening tests with new contingent screening strategy

From: A new contingent screening strategy increased detection rate of trisomy 21 in the first trimester

Risk stratification

Serum biochemical screening

Combined first-trimester screening

n(%)

Trisomy 21 (%)

OAPR

n(%)

Trisomy 21 (%)

OAPR

high risk

(risk ≥ 1/270)

1,874

(5.31%)

29

(61.70%)

1:64

875

(2.50%)

34

(72.34%)

1:26

intermediate risk

(1/1,000 ≤ risk < 1/270)

5,029

(14.24%)

9

(19.15%)

1:558

1,748

(4.99%)

6

(12.77%)

1:291

free β-hCG MoM ≥ 2.75

PAPP-A MoM ≤ 0.5

(risk < 1/1,000)

2,194

(6.21%)

5

(10.64%)

1:439

4,005

(11.43%)

6

(12.77%)

1:668

free β-hCG MoM < 2.75

PAPP-A MoM > 0.5

(risk < 1/1,000)

26,211

(74.24%)

4

(8.51%)

 

28,398

(81.08%)

1

(2.13%)

 
  1. β-hCG: beta-human chorionic gonadotropin, PAPP-A: pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A, MoM,multiples of the median, OAPR: Odds of being affected given a positive result