TABLE 5.
POSITIVE PREDICTIVE VALUE, SPECIFICITY, SENSITIVITY, AND NEGATIVE PREDICTIVE VALUE WHEN CLASSIFYING PATIENTS WITH IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS BASED ON BEING AT LEAST AS OLD AS THE AGE INDICATED AND HAVING A HIGH-RESOLUTION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY INTERSTITIAL SCORE AT LEAST AS HIGH AS INDICATED
| Age | HRCT Interstitial Score | PPV | Specificity | Sensitivity | NPV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 0.2 | 72 | 0 | 100 | NA |
| 0.4 | 72 | 0 | 100 | NA | |
| 0.6 | 73 | 5 | 99 | 67 | |
| 0.8 | 76 | 24 | 97 | 75 | |
| 1.0 | 85 | 61 | 88 | 66 | |
| 35 | 0.2 | 72 | 0 | 100 | NA |
| 0.4 | 72 | 0 | 100 | NA | |
| 0.6 | 74 | 11 | 98 | 67 | |
| 0.8 | 82 | 50 | 92 | 70 | |
| 1.0 | 90 | 79 | 73 | 54 | |
| 40 | 0.2 | 72 | 0 | 100 | NA |
| 0.4 | 72 | 0 | 100 | NA | |
| 0.6 | 76 | 24 | 97 | 75 | |
| 0.8 | 86 | 66 | 84 | 61 | |
| 1.0 | 97 | 97 | 32 | 36 | |
| 45 | 0.2 | 72 | 0 | 100 | NA |
| 0.4 | 73 | 5 | 99 | 65 | |
| 0.6 | 81 | 42 | 94 | 73 | |
| 0.8 | 92 | 84 | 70 | 52 | |
| 1.0 | 100 | 100 | 7 | 30 | |
| 50 | 0.2 | 72 | 0 | 100 | NA |
| 0.4 | 73 | 8 | 98 | 60 | |
| 0.6 | 85 | 61 | 88 | 66 | |
| 0.8 | 97 | 97 | 32 | 36 | |
| 1.0 | 100 | 100 | 1 | 28 | |
| 55 | 0.2 | 72 | 0 | 100 | NA |
| 0.4 | 74 | 13 | 97 | 63 | |
| 0.6 | 87 | 68 | 81 | 59 | |
| 0.8 | 100 | 100 | 8 | 30 | |
| 1.0 | 100 | 100 | 1 | 28 | |
| 60 | 0.2 | 72 | 0 | 100 | NA |
| 0.4 | 76 | 24 | 97 | 75 | |
| 0.6 | 92 | 84 | 70 | 52 | |
| ≥0.8 | 100 | 100 | 1 | 28 | |
| 65 | 0.2 | 72 | 0 | 100 | NA |
| 0.4 | 78 | 32 | 96 | 75 | |
| 0.6 | 96 | 95 | 45 | 40 | |
| ≥0.8 | 100 | 100 | 1 | 28 | |
| 70 | 0.2 | 72 | 0 | 100 | NA |
| 0.4 | 82 | 50 | 92 | 70 | |
| 0.6 | 100 | 100 | 24 | 34 | |
| ≥0.8 | 100 | 100 | 1 | 28 | |
| 75 | 0.2 | 72 | 0 | 100 | NA |
| 0.4 | 85 | 61 | 88 | 66 | |
| 0.6 | 100 | 100 | 7 | 30 | |
| ≥0.8 | 100 | 100 | 1 | 28 | |
| 80 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 100 | NA |
| 0.4 | 66 | 66 | 84 | 61 | |
| ≥0.6 | 100 | 100 | 1 | 28 |
Definition of abbreviations: HRCT = high-resolution computed tomography; NA = not applicable; NPV = negative predictive value; PPV = positive predictive value.
Data expressed as percentages.