pretest odds
Last reviewed 01/2018
- this is defined as the odds that the patient has the target disorder before
the test is undertaken
(pretest probability/[1-pretest probability])
Note that pretest probability is defined as
([a+c]/[a+b+c+d])
where:
| target disorder present | target disorder absent | |
| test result positive |
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| test result negative |
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