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. 2013 Apr 30;9:581–586. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S42209

Table 3.

Diagnostic performance

Variables AUC
(with 95% CI in parentheses)
Cut-off Accuracy
SE SP PPV LR+
AD versus HC
 MMSE 0.988 (0.976–0.999)*** 24/25 85.6 100.0 100.0
 CDT-command 0.912 (0.871–0.952)*** 8/9 82.9 87.8 95.3 6.8
 CDT-copy 0.764 (0.700–0.829)*** 10 55.5 95.9 97.6 13.5
 ADAS-J cog 0.989 (0.979–1.000)*** 7.5/7.6 95.2 100.0 100.0
 MMSE + CDT-command 0.997 (0.987–1.000)*** 0.39 91.1 100.0 100.0
AD versus MCI
 MMSE 0.795 (0.730–0.860)*** 23/24 74.7 68.3 85.2 2.4
 CDT-command 0.711 (0.630–0.792)*** 8/9 74.0 58.3 81.2 1.8
 CDT-copy 0.686 (0.614–0.759)*** 10 55.5 75.0 84.4 2.2
 ADAS-J cog 0.806 (0.741–0.871)*** 13.5/13.6 75.3 71.7 86.6 2.7
 MMSE + CDT-copy 0.811 (0.747–0.875)*** 0.67 75.3 70.0 85.9 2.5
MCI versus HC
 MMSE 0.837 (0.761–0.912)*** 26/27 63.3 95.9 95.0 15.4
 CDT-command 0.717 (0.622–0.812)*** 8/9 50.0 87.8 83.4 4.1
 CDT-copy 0.606 (0.501–0.711)
 ADAS-J cog 0.893 (0.831–0.955)*** 13.5/13.6 80.0 87.8 88.9 6.6

Notes: Values are AUC (with 95% CI in parentheses).

***

P < 0.001.

Abbreviations: AUC, area under the curve; CI, confidence interval; SE, sensitivity; SP, specificity; PPV, positive predictive value; LR+, likelihood positive ratio; AD, Alzheimer’s disease; HC, healthy controls; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Exam; CDT, Clock Drawing Test; ADAS-J cog, Japanese version of the Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale-cognitive subscale; MCI, mild cognitive impairment.