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. 2013 Jan 26;13:3. doi: 10.1186/1472-6823-13-3

Table 3.

Discrimination capacity of the restrictive and the broad models

  Restrictive model Broad model
AROC
0.717 (0.662–0.771)
0.753 (0.700–0.804)
Sensitivity (%)
3.1 (0.1–16.2)
6.3 (0.8–20.8)
Specificity (%)
99.6 (97.8–100)
99.2 (97.1–99.9)
Positive predictive value (%)
50.0 (1.3–98.7)
50.0 (6.8–93.2)
Negative predictive value (%)
88.9 (84.6–92.3)
89.2 (84.9–92.6)
Correctly classified (%) 87.3 88.6

Results are expressed as value and (95% confidence interval). AROC, area under the receiver operating characteristic curve. Restrictive model: glucocorticoid withdrawal and nausea; broad model: glucocorticoid withdrawal, nausea, eosinophilia and hyperkalemia.