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. 2023 May 25;43(1):03. doi: 10.35946/arcr.v43.1.03

Appendix 2.

Predictive Characteristics* of Biomarkers for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Associated Symptoms

Author Sample Description PAE/FASD Control Sample Biomarker Source of Biomarker Outcome Sensitivity Specificity PPV NPV Accuracy AUC from ROC

Andreu et al., 201927 55 native Spanish children (ages 8–12) from the Meconium Project and 98 children adopted from Eastern European communities 55 native Spanish children with FASD; 33 FAEE > 2 nmol/g; of 98 children from Eastern Europe: 31 with FASD, 42 partial FAS, 6 ARBD, and 5 ARND 31 FAEE < 2 nmol/g Serum IGF-II (below 5th percentile) Infant blood FASD diagnosis 12.7 100 100 14.8 24.2
Serum IGF-II (below 5th percentile) Infant blood FASD diagnosis 39.0 96.8 98.8 19.4 46.6

Balaraman et al., 201657 Ukrainian pregnant mothers at prenatal care visits 22 Heavy alcohol-affected 23 No PAE Selected mRNAs mid to late pregnancy Maternal blood Defined by self-report and child outcome 81.8 91.3 90.0 84.0 86.7
Change in mRNAs 77.3 73.9 73.9 77.3 75.6

Lee et al., 201832 Meconium samples from infants born in hospitals— Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital, Catholic University of Korea 5 with HC and length ≤ 10th percentile FAEE < 0.5 nmol/g FAEE 0.5 nmol/g Meconium Growth delay—HC, length < 10th percentile 40.0 92.8 68.0
FAEE < 2 nmol/g FAEE 2 nmol/g Meconium 20.0 98.0 68.0
FAEE < 0.5 nmol/g FAEE 0.5 nmol/g Meconium 50.0 92.8 79.0
FAEE < 2 nmol/g FAEE 2 nmol/g Meconium 25.0 98.0 79.0

Niemelä et al., 201643 All live births in Finland from 1987 to 2005 were matched to a prenatal serum specimen biobank and compared to FAS in Finnish Register of Congenital Malformations 385 Mothers of children with FAS + 95 PAE but no FAS 745 Controls (mothers no PAE and no child effects) CDT ≥ 1.79% Maternal blood Self-report/ FAS diagnosis 39.5/4.2 96.4 3.6 .78/.53
GGT ≥ 40 U/L 41.0/13.7 95 5 .82/.72
Combo CDT–GGT ≥ 3.35 54.0/14.7 95.3 4.7 .87/.73
EtG ≥ 0.1 mg/L 16.9/6.1 100 0 .58/.56

Niemelä et al., 201644 All live births in Finland from 1987 to 2005 were matched to a prenatal serum specimen biobank and compared to FAS in Finnish Register of Congenital Malformations 385 Mothers of children with FAS 745 Controls (mothers no PAE and no child effects) CDT ≥ 1.79% Maternal blood FAS diagnosis 12.5 99.3 90.6 68.7 69.7
GGT ≥ 40 U/L 33.0 96.4 82.5 73.6 74.8
Combo CDT–GGT ≥ 3.35 33.5 98.0 89.6 74.0 76.0
EtG ≥ 0.1 mg/L 16.9 100 100 70.0 71.7
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Prediction characteristics evaluated in each study included sensitivity, specificity, NPV, PPV, accuracy, and AUC derived from ROC curves. Sensitivity refers to the probability that the test is positive when the condition is present. Specificity refers to the probability that the test is negative when the condition is not present. PPV refers to the probability that the condition is present when the test is positive. NPV refers to the probability that the condition is not present when the test is negative. Accuracy refers to the overall probability that the case is correctly classified from the test. Finally, AUC is derived from creating receiver operating curves by plotting the true positive rate (sensitivity) relative to the false positive rate (1-specificity). The area under the curve references the area on the graph created by the regression line relative to the chance rate of prediction. Values of 1 would indicate perfect condition and values of 0.50 would indicate chance prediction using a yes/no model. Predictive validity values are presented as percentages with the exception of AUC values, which are reported in proportions of accurate diagnostic classification with values of 0 to 1.00.

Note: ADHD, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; ARBD, alcohol-related birth defects; ARND, alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder; AUC, under the curve; CDT, carbohydrate-deficient transferrin; EtG, ethyl glucuronide; FAEE, fatty acid ethyl esters; FAS, fetal alcohol syndrome; FASD, fetal alcohol syndrome disorders; GGT, gamma-glutamyltransferase; HC, head circumference; IGF-II, insulin-like growth factor-II; mg/l, milligrams per liter; mRNAs, messenger RNAs; nmol/g, nanomoles per gram; NPV, negative predictive value; PAE, prenatal alcohol exposure; PPV, positive predictive value; ROC, receiver operating characteristic; U/L, units per liter.