Table 3

Performance characteristics of athlete preparticipation screening using medical history and physical examination in conjunction with ECG as dictated by the 2005 and 2010 ESC criteria for ECG interpretation in the athlete

Performance metric2005 ESC criteria2010 ESC criteria
Sensitivity0.9090.909
Specificity0.8300.895
PPV0.1060.161
NPV0.9980.998
False positive rate0.1690.100
False negative rate0.0020.002
Accuracy0.8320.900
  • The table reflects screening performance for subjects (n=11) with findings suggestive of, or diagnostic for, underlying pathology.

  • ESC, European Society of Cardiology; PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value.