Table 4.
Predictive value of various parameters for obvious plaque enhancement: results of receiver operating characteristic curve analysis.
| AUC (95% CI) | Cutoff | Sensitivity | Specificity | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAR | 0.726 (0.606–0.827) | 6.37 | 75.86 | 67.50 | <0.001* |
| Fibrinogen | 0.711 (0.589–0.814) | 2.57 | 79.31 | 62.50 | 0.001* |
| VLDL | 0.707 (0.585–0.810) | 0.37 | 68.97 | 72.50 | 0.002* |
| Albumin | 0.653 (0.529–0.764) | 44.1 | 96.55 | 35.00 | 0.020* |
ROC, receiver operating characteristic; AUC, the area under the ROC curve; CI, confidence interval; FAR, fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio; VLDL, very low-density lipoprotein *p-value < 0.05.