Specificity analyses (%) for lower airway dysfunction in athletes using each test as the reference standard (value with 95% CI)
| Comparator test | Reference standard | |||
| Std ECT | Ustd ECT | EVH | Methacholine BPT | |
| Std ECT | – | 64.1 (47.2 to 78.8) | 70.2 (55.1 to 82.7) | 70.2 (55.1 to 82.7) |
| Ustd ECT | 64.1 (47.2 to 78.8) | – | 68.1 (52.9 to 80.9) | 70.2 (55.1 to 82.7) |
| EVH | 84.6 (69.5 to 94.1) | 82.1 (66.5 to 92.5) | – | 91.5 (79.6 to 97.6) |
| Methacholine BPT | 84.6 (69.5 to 94.1) | 82.1 (66.5 to 92.5) | 91.5 (79.6 to 97.6) | – |
BPT, bronchial provocation test; EVH, eucapnic voluntary hyperpnoea; Std ECT, standardised exercise challenge test; Ustd ECT, unstandardised ECT.