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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Mar 15.
Published in final edited form as: JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2010 Nov;3(11):1104–1112. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2010.07.014

Table 2.

Sensitivity, Specificity, and PPV and NPV for PFV and TFV Thresholds for Detection of Ischemia

Threshold Sensitivity Specificity PPV NPV # of Controls # of Cases
PFV ≥100 cm3 37.0* 78.88 46.6 71.4 31 27
PFV ≥125 cm3 21.9* 91.88 57.1 70.2 12 16
PFV ≥150 cm3 12.3* 97.38 69.2 68.9 4 9
TFV ≥175 cm3 47.9 68.58 43.2 72.5 46 35
TFV ≥200 cm3 41.1 80.88 51.7 73.3 28 30
TFV ≥225 cm3 30.1 87.08 53.7 71.3 19 22
*

Significantly different (p < 0.05) across 3 cut points.

NPV = negative predictive value; PFV = pericardial fat volume; PPV = positive predictive value; TFV = thoracic fat volume.