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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 14.
Published in final edited form as: Horm Metab Res. 2008 Sep 25;40(11):813–818. doi: 10.1055/s-0028-1087186

Table 3.

Cut-points for the optimal diagnosis of Cushing’s syndrome, the resultant sensitivity and specificity, and the area under the curve (AUC).

Test Cut-point Sensitivity Specificity AUC NPV PPV
total testosterone (nmol/L) 1.39 95% 70% 0.87 0.93 0.76
bioavailable testosterone (nmol/L) 0.24 75% 80% 0.77 0.80 0.75
FAI 5.7 88% 60% 0.79 0.80 0.69

Positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) are also depicted for each study