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. 2025 Aug 7;13(1):e65. doi: 10.22037/aaemj.v13i1.2730

Table 3.

Predictive performance of stress hyperglycemia ratio ≥1.18 (SHR+) and hemoglobin to red blood cell distribution width ratio ≤0.76 (HB/RDW+) in predicting the studied outcomes (n=345)

Performance HB/RDW+ SHR+ SHR+ & HB/RDW+
In-hospital mortality
AuROC 0.74 (0.68 – 0.80) 0.78 (0.72 –0.84) 0.78 (0.73 – 0.83)
Sensitivity 76.9 (64.8 – 86.5) 70.8 (58.2 – 81.4) 84.6 (73.5 – 92.4)
Specificity 71.1 (65.4 – 76.3) 85.4 (80.7 – 89.3) 71.8 (66.1 – 77.0)
Positive predictive value 38.2 (29.8 – 47.1) 52.9 (41.9 – 63.7) 41.0 (32.6 – 49.9)
Negative predictive value 93.0 (88.7 – 96.0) 92.6 (88.7 – 95.5) 95.3 (91.5 – 97.8)
Positive likelihood ratio 2.66 (2.12 – 3.34) 4.83 (3.50 – 6.68) 3.00 (2.42 – 3.71)
Negative likelihood ratio 0.32 (0.21 – 0.51) 0.34 (0.23 – 0.50) 0.21 (0.12 – 0.38)
Accuracy 72.2 (67.1 – 76.8) 82.6 (78.2 – 86.5) 74.2 (69.2 – 78.7)
Poor functional outcome at hospital discharge (mRS≥3)
AuROC 0.66 (0.61 – 0.71) 0.68 (0.63 – 0.73) 0.68 (0.63 – 0.73)
Sensitivity 62.4 (55.6 – 69.0) 63.4 (56.5 – 69.9) 63.8 (57.0 – 70.3)
Specificity 68.9 (60.3 – 76.7) 72.7 (64.3 – 80.1) 72.0 (63.5 – 79.4)
Positive predictive value 76.4 (69.4 – 82.5) 78.9 (72.1 – 84.8) 78.6 (71.7 – 84.5)
Negative predictive value 53.2 (45.4 – 60.9) 55.2 (47.5 – 62.7) 55.2 (47.5 – 62.8)
Positive likelihood ratio 2.01 (1.53 – 2.65) 2.32 (1.73 – 3.13) 2.38 (1.70 – 3.05)
Negative likelihood ratio 0.54 (0.44 – 0.67) 0.50 (0.41 – 0.62) 0.50 (0.41 – 0.62)
Accuracy 64.9 (59.6 – 70.0) 70.0 (61.7 – 71.9) 70.0 (61.7 – 71.9)
Early neurological deterioration
AuROC 0.63 (0.56 – 0.70) 0.66 (0.59 – 0.73) 0.66 (0.59 – 0.73)
Sensitivity 60.3 (46.6 – 73.0) 58.6 (44.9 – 71.4) 58.6 (44.9 – 71.4)
Specificity 66.2 (60.4 – 71.7) 73.5 (68.0 – 78.5) 73.5 (68.0 – 78.5)
Positive predictive value 26.5 (19.2 – 34.9) 30.9 (22.4 – 40.4) 30.9 (22.4 – 40.4)
Negative predictive value 89.2 (84.2 – 93.0) 89.8 (85.2 – 93.3) 89.8 (85.2 – 93.3)
Positive likelihood ratio 1.79 (1.37 – 2.33) 2.21 (1.66 – 2.96) 2.21 (1.66 – 2.96)
Negative likelihood ratio 0.60 (0.43 – 0.83) 0.56 (0.41 – 0.77) 0.56 (0.41 – 0.77)
Accuracy 65.2 (59.9 – 70.2) 71.0 (65.9 – 75.7) 71.0 (65.9 – 75.7)
3-month mortality
AuROC 0.62 (0.56 – 0.68) 0.78 (0.73 – 0.83) 0.79 (0.74 – 0.84)
Sensitivity 43.9 (33.0 – 55.3) 74.4 (63.6 – 83.4) 78.0 (67.5 – 86.4)
Specificity 79.8 (74.5 – 84.5) 81.7 (76.5 – 86.2) 79.8 (74.5 – 84.5)
Positive predictive value 40.4 (30.2 – 51.4) 56.0 (41.6 – 65.5) 54.7 (45.2 – 63.9)
Negative predictive value 82.0 (76.8 – 86.5) 91.1 (86.7 – 94.4) 92.1 (87.8 – 95.3)
Positive likelihood ratio 2.18 (1.55 – 3.07) 4.08 (3.06 – 5.42) 3.87 (2.97 – 5.06)
Negative likelihood ratio 0.70 (0.58 – 0.86) 0.31 (0.22 – 0.46) 0.27 (0.18 – 0.42)
Accuracy 71.3 (66.2 – 76.0) 80.0 (75.4 – 84.1) 79.4 (74.8 – 83.6)
3-month poor functional outcome (mRS ≥3)
AuROC 0.70 (0.65 – 0.75) 0.74 (0.69 – 0.78) 0.74 (0.69 – 0.78)
Sensitivity 75.2 (67.2 – 82.1) 70.2 (61.9 – 77.6) 67.4 (59.0 – 75.0)
Specificity 64.7 (57.7 – 71.3) 77.0 (70.6 – 82.6) 79.9 (73.7 – 85.2)
Positive predictive value 59.6 (52.0 – 66.8) 67.8 (59.6 – 75.3) 69.9 (61.4 – 77.4)
Negative predictive value 79.0 (72.1 – 84.9) 78.9 (72.6 – 84.3) 78.0 (71.8 – 83.4)
Positive likelihood ratio 2.13 (1.73 -2.62) 3.05 (2.32 – 4.00) 3.35 (2.49 – 4.51)
Negative likelihood ratio 0.38 (0.28 – 0.52) 0.39 (0.30 – 0.50) 0.41 (0.32 – 0.52)
Accuracy 69.0 (63.8 – 73.8) 74.2 (69.2 – 78.7) 74.7 (69.9 – 79.3)
3-month excellent functional (mRS 0-1)
AuROC 0.66 (0.61 – 0.71) 0.71 (0.66 – 0.75) 0.71 (0.66 – 0.75)
Sensitivity 67.9 (60.2 – 74.9) 67.9 (60.2 – 74.9) 67.3 (59.5 – 74.4)
Specificity 64.4 (57.0 – 74.1) 73.3 (66.2 – 79.6) 74.4 (67.4 – 80.6)
Positive predictive value 63.6 (56.1 – 70.7) 70.0 (62.3 – 77.0) 70.7 (62.9 – 77.7)
Negative predictive value 68.6 (61.1 – 75.5) 71.4 (64.3 – 77.7) 71.3 (64.2 – 77.6)
Positive likelihood ratio 1.91 (1.53 – 2.39) 2.55 (1.95 – 3.31) 2.63 (2.01 – 3.45)
Negative likelihood ratio 0.50 (0.39 – 0.64) 0.44 (0.35 – 0.56) 0.44 (0.35 – 0.56)
Accuracy 66.1 (60.8 – 71.1) 70.7 (65.6 – 75.5) 71.0 (65.9 – 75.7)
3-month functional independent (mRS 0–2)
AuROC 0.58 (0.54 – 0.63) 0.76 (0.71 – 0.80) 0.76 (0.71 – 0.81)
Sensitivity 81.1 (75.0 – 86.3) 84.6 (78.8 – 89.3) 80.6 (84.4 – 85.8)
Specificity 35.4 (27.6 – 43.8) 66.7 (58.3 – 74.3) 71.5 (63.4 – 78.7)
Positive predictive value 63.7 (57.5 – 69.6) 78.0 (71.9 – 83.3) 79.8 (73.6 – 85.1)
Negative predictive value 57.3 (46.4 – 67.7) 75.6 (67.2 – 82.8) 72.5 (64.4 – 79.7)
Positive likelihood ratio 1.26 (1.09 – 1.44) 2.54 (2.00 – 3.22) 2.83 (2.17 – 3.70)
Negative likelihood ratio 0.53 (0.37 – 0.77) 0.23 (0.16 – 0.33) 0.27 (0.20 – 0.37)
Accuracy 62.0 (56.7 – 67.2) 77.1 (72.3 – 81.4) 76.8 (71.9 – 81.2)

Data are presented with 95% confidence intervals. SHR ≥1.18 defined as SHR+; HB/RDW ≤0.76 defined as HB/RDW+. AuROC: area under the receiver operating characteristic curve; HB/RDW: hemoglobin-to-red blood cell distribution width ratio; mRS: modified Rankin Scale; SHR: stress hyperglycemia ratio.