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. 2023 Apr 11;82(5):438–451. doi: 10.1093/jnen/nlad025

Table 7.

Accuracy of specific signs and symptoms for predicting clinicopathologically defined PSP (using >1 as cutoff) (any exam)

Path PSP Path non-PSP Sensitivity Specificity PPV NPV Accuracy
UPDRS II fall score (any exam > 1)
 Yes 31 126 36.9% (26.6%, 48.1%) 19.7% 93.0% 80.3%
 No 53 701 84.8% (82.1%, 87.1%)
UPDRS II swallow score (any exam > 1)
 Yes 29 147 34.1% (24.2%, 45.2%) 16.5% 92.4% 77.7%
 No 56 681 82.2% (79.4%, 84.8%)
UPDRS II freeze score (any exam > 1)
 Yes 22 124 26.2% (17.2%, 36.9%) 15.1% 91.9% 79.6%
 No 62 704 85.0% (82.4%, 87.4%)
UPDRS III speech motor score (any exam > 1)
 Yes 48 253 55.8% (44.7%, 66.5%) 15.9% 93.7% 67.8%
 No 38 565 69.1% (65.8%, 72.2%)
UPDRS III facial expression score (any exam > 1)
 Yes 46 252 53.5% (42.4%, 64.3%) 15.4% 93.4% 67.7%
 No 40 566 69.2% (65.9%, 72.3%)
UPDRS III posture stability score (any exam > 1)
 Yes 69 578 80.2% (70.2%, 88.0%) 10.7% 93.3% 33.9%
 No 17 236 29.0% (25.9%, 32.3%)