You are conducting a screening for osteoporosis at an assisted living facility. You recruit 171 subjects and 34 screen positive for osteoporosis. You have 17 people who have osteoporosis confirmed by dexascan but only 14 of them screened positive. What is the sensitivity of the screen?

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Sensitivity is calculated as the number of true positives (14) divided by the total number of actual positives (17), which is 14/17 = 82.4%.

You Are Conducting a Screening for Osteoporosis at an Assisted