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Representative spectrum? Yes Patients with type 1 DM and ESKD who
All tests presented for kidney transplant evaluation

Acceptable reference standard? Yes Coronary angiography with a reference
All tests standard threshold of ≥ 70% stenosis
Acceptable delay between tests? Unclear Likely to be a short delay between tests.
All tests

Partial verification avoided? Yes All participants who underwent the index
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Differential verification avoided? Yes Disease status (CAD) diagnosed by coro-
All tests nary angiography.

Incorporation avoided? Yes Disease status (CAD) diagnosed by coro-
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Reference standard results blinded? Yes Coronary angiograms were analysed by a
All tests blinded observer (not the person who per-
formed the angiography) who was unaware
of the Tl-201 scan results or the patient’s
history
Index test results blinded? Yes The scans were interpreted by consensus
All tests of three experienced radiologists who were
unaware of the angiography results or pa-
tient history

Relevant clinical information? Yes Relevant clinical information was provided
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both the index and reference tests

Uninterpretable results reported? Yes No results were reported to be uninter-
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Withdrawals explained? Yes No missing patients.
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