Study | Number | PBLAC cutoff point (in mL) | Sanitary product | MBL > 80 mL (%) | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | +LR | −LR | DOR |
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Higham et al. [4] | 122 | 100 | Tampax Fems super plus tampons and Kotex Simplicity size 2 towels | 50 | 86 | 89 | 7.8 | 0.16 | 50.1 |
Janssen et al. [3] | 288 | 100 | Kotex Maxi Long Pads (Kimberly Clark, Veenendaal, Holland), Tampax super tampons (Unicura, Zoetermeer, Holland) | 31 | 98 | 64 | 2.7 | 0.04 | 76.7 |
Deeny et al. [8] | 53 | 100 | Women used their customary sanitary material | 47 | 88 | 52 | 1.8 | 0.23 | 8.0 |
Barr et al. [9] | 281 | 50 | Sanitary wear not specified | 12 | 58 | 88 | 4.8 | 0.48 | 10.1 |
Reid et al. [10] | 103 | 100 | Tampax super (Tambrands, Havant, UK) and Kotex Simplicity size 2 (Kimberly Clark, Aylesford, Kent, UK) | 61 | 97 | 7.5 | 1.1 | 0.40 | 2.6 |
Wyatt et al. [11] | 108 | 80a | Tampax regular, super, or super plus and Kotex Maxi super or Maxi nighttime napkins | 16 | 86 | 88 | 7.2 | 0.16 | 45.3 |
Zakherah et al. [12] | 197 | 100 | Always Ultra, Proctor & Gamble, Cairo, Egypt | 54 | 99 | 39 | 1.6 | 0.02 | 86.9 |
197 | 150 | 54 | 83 | 77 | 3.5 | 0.22 | 15.7 |