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. 2009 Jan;20(1):205–212. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2008050507

Table 1.

Performance characteristics of ultrasonographic diagnostic criteria for type 1 and 2 ADPKD in at-risk individuals between 15 and 29 yr of agea

Diagnostic Criterion Disease Subtype Sensitivity Specificity NPV PPV Accuracy
≥1 renal cyst PKD1 0.991 (0.969 to 1.000) 0.976 (0.945 to 1.000) 0.991 (0.970 to 1.000) 0.975 (0.940 to 1.000) 0.983 (0.964 to 1.000)
PKD2 0.791 (0.674 to 0.896) 0.966 (0.911 to 1.000) 0.835 (0.743 to 0.917) 0.956 (0.880 to 1.000) 0.883 (0.817 to 0.938)
≥2 renal cystsb PKD1 0.981 (0.951 to 1.000) 0.988 (0.963 to 1.000) 0.983 (0.951 to 1.000) 0.987 (0.961 to 1.000) 0.985 (0.967 to 1.000)
PKD2 0.719 (0.593 to 0.830) 1.000 0.797 (0.697 to 0.880) 1.000 0.866 (0.798 to 0.922)
≥3 renal cystsb PKD1 0.943 (0.891 to 0.981) 1.000 0.948 (0.901 to 0.983) 1.000 0.971 (0.946 to 0.991)
PKD2 0.695 (0.567 to 0.812) 1.000 0.780 (0.681 to 0.866) 1.000 0.854 (0.784 to 0.915)
a

Data are means (95% confidence interval [CI]). Accuracy of each test criterion was derived from 1000 bootstrap samples of the original data. NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value.

b

Unilateral or bilateral.