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. 2024 Jan 12;16:10. doi: 10.1186/s13195-024-01383-1

Table 3.

Diagnostic accuracy of the proposed criteria in classifying prodromal FTD from healthy controls

AUC (95% CI) Sensitivity Specificity PPV NPV
Whole group (n = 398)
 Core criteria 0.79 (0.73–0.84) 56.5% 92.8% 76.5% 83.8%
 Plasma NfLa 0.68 (0.59–0.77) 63.0% 66.1% 40.3% 83.2%
 Anterior cingulateb 0.69 (0.62–0.77) 55.1% 77.6% 42.7% 85.1%
 Core criteria + NfLa 0.84 (0.76–0.91) 69.6% 86.4% 65.3% 88.5%
 Core criteria + anterior cingulateb 0.82 (0.76–0.89) 64.7% 90.6% 67.7% 89.4%
 Core criteria + NfL + anterior cingulatea 0.90 (0.82–0.97) 81.8% 93.0% 77.1% 94.7%
EYO < 5 years (n = 139)
 Core criteria 0.85 (0.78–0.93) 80.0% 87.4% 78.4% 88.4%
 Plasma NfLc 0.65 (0.49–0.81) 60.0% 69.7% 47.4% 79.3%
 Anterior cingulated 0.72 (0.61–0.83) 45.2% 89.2% 66.7% 77.3%
 Core criteria + NfLc 0.92 (0.83–1.00) 80.0% 93.9% 85.7% 91.2%
 Core criteria + anterior cingulated 0.92 (0.86–0.98) 83.3% 87.5% 75.8% 91.8%
 Core criteria + NfL + anterior cingulatec 0.97 (0.93–1.00) 91.7% 96.4% 91.7% 96.4%

MCBMI Mild cognitive and/or behavior and/or motor impairment, AUC Area under the curve, PPV Positive predictive value, NPV Negative predictive value, NfL Neurofilament light, EYO Estimated years to onset

an = 173

bn = 297

cn = 48

dn = 96