What happens to the accuracy of a medical diagnostic test when the pre-test probability of disease decreases significantly in a population?

💡 Explanation

The positive predictive value (PPV) decreases, because PPV is highly dependent on prevalence. Therefore, a lower pre-test probability leads to fewer true positives relative to false positives, rather than impacting the inherent sensitivity/specificity of the test.

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