Table 5.
Cut-off (IU/ml) | Time point | Follow-up | Sensitivity* % [95% CI] | Specificity* % [95% CI] | PPV* % [95% CI] | NPV* % [95% CI] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
QF-Ag < 0.2 | M1 | M1–M4 | 25.0 [3.2; 65.1] | 78.0 [64.0; 88.5] | 15.4 [1.9; 45.4] | 86.7 [73.2; 95.0] |
M1 | M1–M6 | 27.3 [6.0; 61] | 78.7 [64.3; 89.3] | 23.1 [5.0; 53.8] | 82.2 [68.0; 92.0] | |
M1 | M1–M12 | 28.6 [8.4; 58.1] | 79.5 [64.7; 90.2] | 30.8 [9.1; 61.4] | 77.8 [62.9; 88.8] | |
QF-Mg < 0.5 | M1 | M1–M4 | 37.5 [8.5; 75.5] | 80.0 [66.3; 90.0] | 23.1 [5.0; 53.8] | 88.9 [76.0; 96.3] |
M1 | M1–M6 | 45.5 [16.8; 76.6] | 83.0 [69.2; 92.4] | 38.5 [13.9; 68.4] | 86.7 [73.2; 95.0] | |
M1 | M1–M12 | 42.9 [17.7; 71.1] | 84.1 [69.9; 93.4] | 46.1 [19.2; 74.9] | 82.2 [67.9; 92.0] |
PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value; and CI, confidence interval.
Calculated in patients with data available over the study period.