Table 4.
Sensitivities, specificities, and area under curve (AUC) values of the parameters in evaluating the degree of renal damage in CKD.
| Group vs. Group | Parameter | AUC | 95% CI | Cutoff value | Sensitivity (%) |
Specificity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A vs. Group B |
cortex FF (%) |
0.766 | 0.593 - 0.892 | 1.27 | 66.7 | 82.4 |
| Group A vs. Group C |
cortex R2* (/s) |
0.788 | 0.630 - 0.901 | 15.87 | 88.9 | 68.2 |
| Group B vs. Group C | cortex R2* (/s) |
0.829 | 0.674 - 0.930 | 16.97 | 70.6 | 81.8 |
Group A, mild renal damage group; group B, moderate to severe renal damage group; group C, healthy control group; CI, confidence interval; AUC: area under curve; FF, fat fraction.