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. 2006 Mar;90(3):304–306. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2005.079947

Table 2 Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value (with 95% confidence intervals, CI), likelihood ratio and p value for each structural parameter on optical coherence tomography when compared to leak on fundus fluorescein angiography.

Sensitivity (CI) Specificity (CI) Positive predictive value (CI) Negative predictive value CI) Likelihood ratio p Value
Subretinal fluid 0.4714 (0.35 to 0.59) 0.8431 (0.71 to 0.93) 0.8049 (0.65 to 0.91) 0.5375 (0.42 to 0.65) 3.005 0.0004
Intraretinal fluid 0.8286 (0.72 to 0.91) 0.5294 (0.38 to 0.67) 0.7073 (0.6 to 0.8) 0.6923 (0.52 to 0.83) 1.761 <0.0001
Gross cystoid macular oedema 0.2254 (0.13 to 0.34) 0.9608 (0.87 to 0.99) 0.8889 (0.65 to 0.99) 0.4712 (0.37 to 0.57) 5.746 0.0041
Sponge‐like retinal thickening 0.4714 (0.35 to 0.59) 0.8235 (0.69 to 0.92) 0.7857 (0.63 to 0.9) 0.5316 (0.42 to 0.65) 2.671 0.0009
Solitary foveal cyst 0.1268 (0.06 to 0.23) 0.7451 (0.6 to 0.86) 0.4091 (0.21 to 0.64) 0.3800 (0.29 to 0.48) 0.4973 0.0945
Retinal thickness >300 μm 0.8714 (0.77 to 0.94) 0.5098 (0.37 to 0.65) 0.7093 (0.6 to 0.8) 0.7429 (0.57 to 0.87) 1.778 <0.0001
Retinal thickness >350 μm 0.6286 (0.50 to 0.74) 0.8235 (0.69 to 0.92) 0.8302 (0.70 to 0.92) 0.6176 (0.49 to 0.73) 3.562 <0.0001
No foveal depression 0.5429 (0.42 to 0.66) 0.6471 (0.5 to 0.78) 0.6786 (0.54 to 0.8) 0.5077 (0.38 to 0.63) 1.538 0.044