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Table 5 Diagnostic value of optimal IEL lymphogram for active and silent CD

From: Intraepithelial lymphocytes subsets in different forms of celiac disease

 

Sensitivity

(%)

Specificity

(%)

PPV

(%)

NPV

(%)

Optimal IEL lymphogram in active CD

(≥10, ≥15 and ≤9 %)

45

86

52

82

Optimal IEL lymphogram in silent CD

(≥11, ≥10 and ≤5 %)

56

92

44

95

  1. IEL lymphogram: total, γδ and CD3 IELs
  2. IEL intraepithelial lymphocytes, CD celiac disease, PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value