Table 3

Sensitivity and specificity at different cut-off ranges to distinguish IBS from IBD and IBD in remission compared with active disease

Sensitivity (%)Specificity (%)PPV (%)NPV (%)
IBS vs IBD at FC 50 μg/g87.577.779.286.5
IBS vs IBD at FC 100 μg/g97.276.375.397.4
IBD remission vs active at FC 50 μg/g55.298.997.077.4
IBD remission vs active at FC 100 μg/g72.495.691.384.3
IBD remission vs active at FC 250 μg/g89.775.670.391.9
  • FC, faecal calprotectin; IBD, inflammatory bowel disease; IBS, irritable bowel syndrome; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value.