STARD checklist for reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy
(version January 2003)
Section and Topic Item
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TITLE/ABSTRACT/
KEYWORDS
1 Identify the article as a study f dia!nstic accuracy "rec##end $eS%
headin! &sensiti'ity and s(ecificity&)*
I+TROD,CTIO+ - State the research .uestins r study ai#s/ such as esti#atin! dia!nstic
accuracy r c#(arin! accuracy 0et1een tests r acrss (artici(ant
!ru(s*
$ET%ODS
Participants 2 The study ((ulatin3 The inclusin and e4clusin criteria/ settin! and
lcatins 1here data 1ere cllected*
5 6artici(ant recruit#ent3 Was recruit#ent 0ased n (resentin! sy#(t#s/
results fr# (re'ius tests/ r the fact that the (artici(ants had recei'ed
the inde4 tests r the reference standard7
8 6artici(ant sa#(lin!3 Was the study ((ulatin a cnsecuti'e series f
(artici(ants defined 0y the selectin criteria in ite# 2 and 57 If nt/
s(ecify h1 (artici(ants 1ere further selected*
9 Data cllectin3 Was data cllectin (lanned 0efre the inde4 test and
reference standard 1ere (erfr#ed "(rs(ecti'e study) r after
"retrs(ecti'e study)7
Test methods : The reference standard and its ratinale*
; Technical s(ecificatins f #aterial and #ethds in'l'ed includin! h1
and 1hen #easure#ents 1ere ta<en/ and/r cite references fr inde4
tests and reference standard*
= Definitin f and ratinale fr the units/ cut>ffs and/r cate!ries f the
results f the inde4 tests and the reference standard*
1? The nu#0er/ trainin! and e4(ertise f the (ersns e4ecutin! and readin!
the inde4 tests and the reference standard*
11 Whether r nt the readers f the inde4 tests and reference standard
1ere 0lind "#as<ed) t the results f the ther test and descri0e any
ther clinical infr#atin a'aila0le t the readers*
Statistical methods 1- $ethds fr calculatin! r c#(arin! #easures f dia!nstic accuracy/
and the statistical #ethds used t .uantify uncertainty "e*!* =8@
cnfidence inter'als)*
12 $ethds fr calculatin! test re(rduci0ility/ if dne*
RES,LTS
Participants 15 When study 1as (erfr#ed/ includin! 0e!innin! and end dates f
recruit#ent*
18 Clinical and de#!ra(hic characteristics f the study ((ulatin "at least
infr#atin n a!e/ !ender/ s(ectru# f (resentin! sy#(t#s)*
19 The nu#0er f (artici(ants satisfyin! the criteria fr inclusin 1h did r
did nt under! the inde4 tests and/r the reference standardA descri0e
1hy (artici(ants failed t under! either test "a fl1 dia!ra# is strn!ly
rec##ended)*
Test results 1: Ti#e>inter'al 0et1een the inde4 tests and the reference standard/ and
any treat#ent ad#inistered in 0et1een*
1; Distri0utin f se'erity f disease "define criteria) in thse 1ith the tar!et
cnditinA ther dia!nses in (artici(ants 1ithut the tar!et cnditin*
1= A crss ta0ulatin f the results f the inde4 tests "includin!
indeter#inate and #issin! results) 0y the results f the reference
standardA fr cntinuus results/ the distri0utin f the test results 0y the
results f the reference standard*
-? Any ad'erse e'ents fr# (erfr#in! the inde4 tests r the reference
standard*
Estimates -1 Esti#ates f dia!nstic accuracy and #easures f statistical uncertainty
"e*!* =8@ cnfidence inter'als)*
-- %1 indeter#inate results/ #issin! data and utliers f the inde4 tests
1ere handled*
-2 Esti#ates f 'aria0ility f dia!nstic accuracy 0et1een su0!ru(s f
(artici(ants/ readers r centers/ if dne*
-5 Esti#ates f test re(rduci0ility/ if dne*
DISC,SSIO+ -8 Discuss the clinical a((lica0ility f the study findin!s*
Ite# 1
+ dice ni sensiti'ity ni s(ecificity*
+ a(arecen <ey1rds*
+ se (uede identificar (r #edi del titul/ a0stract <ey1rds .ue es un studi de 'alideB dia!nstica*