Table 2

Sensitivity analyses (%) for lower airway dysfunction in athletes using each test as the reference standard (value with 95% CI)

Comparator testReference standard
Std ECTUstd ECTEVHMethacholine BPT
Std ECT33.3 (14.6 to 57.0)53.9 (25.1 to 80.8)53.9 (25.1 to 80.8)
Ustd ECT33.3 (14.6 to 57.0)46.2 (19.2 to 74.9)53.9 (25.1 to 80.8)
EVH33.3 (14.6 to 57.0)28.6 (11.3 to 15.2)69.2 (38.6 to 90.9)
Methacholine BPT33.3 (14.6 to 57.0)33.3 (14.6 to 57.0)69.2 (38.6 to 90.9)
  • BPT, bronchial provocation test; EVH, eucapnic voluntary hyperpnoea; Std ECT, standardised field-based exercise challenge test; Ustd ECT, unstandardised ECT.