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. 2014 Apr 24;9(4):e95286. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095286

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.