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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2013 Mar 14;1(2):117–1125. doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2012.09.001

Table VII.

Diagnosing LE-DVT

Biomarker Specificity Sensitivity Positive predictive value Negative predictive value
sP-sel ≥90 ng/mL + Wells ≥2 97.5% 27.4% 91% NA
D-dimer ≥500 ng/mL + Wells ≥2 65.5% 82.3% 69% NA
sP-sel ≤60 ng/mL + Well’s <2 31.1% 91.1% NA 79%
D-dimer ≤500 ng/mL + Wells <2 29.5% 98.2% NA 95%

DVT, Deep venous thrombosis; LE, lower extremity; sP-sel, soluble P-selectin.