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. 2011 Jun 14;133(6):0645031–0645035. doi: 10.1115/1.4004189

Table 1.

The accuracy of the best GLMM models and corresponding predictors for predicting sites of ulcer occurrence


PWS (Plaque Wall Stress)

PWSn (Plaque Wall Strain)

FSS (Flow Shear Stress)
Probability Threshold Sensitivity Specificity Sum Sensitivity Specificity Sum Sensitivity Specificity Sum
0.5 0.727 0.982 1.709 0.485 0.984 1.469 0.273 0.986 1.259
0.3 0.788 0.968 1.756 0.515 0.968 1.483 0.758 0.928 1.686
0.2 0.818 0.958 1.776 0.606 0.963 1.569 0.939 0.903 1.842
0.5 0.909 PWS +FSS 0.94 1.849 0.939 PWSn +FSS 0.928 1.867 0.909 PWS +PWSn 0.977 1.886
0.3 0.939 0.933 1.872 0.939 0.921 1.86 0.97 0.958 1.928
0.2 0.939 0.928 1.867 0.939 0.908 1.847 0.97 0.944 1.914
0.5 0.939 PWS +PWSn +FSS 0.905 1.844
0.3 0.939 0.903 1.842
0.2 0.939 0.898 1.837