Table 2. Components of the Hernandez Model as Diagnostic Tests for Cancer in Patients Who Had Involuntary Weight Loss*.
Variable | Sensitivity | Specificity | Positive Likelihood Ratio | Negative Likelihood Ratio | Positive Predictive Value | Negative Predictive Value |
White blood cells >12 000/µL | 0.25 | 0.90 | 2.49 | 0.83 | 0.45 | 0.78 |
Serum alkaline phosphatase >220 U/L | 0.50 | 0.78 | 2.28 | 0.64 | 0.43 | 0.83 |
Serum albumin <3.5 g/dL | 0.41 | 0.80 | 2.08 | 0.73 | 0.39 | 0.81 |
Serum lactate dehydrogenase >104 U/L | 0.44 | 0.70 | 1.47 | 0.8 | 0.32 | 0.79 |
*Age >80 years was not reported because it was not associated with cancer in bivariate analysis.