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. 2014 Jun 5;16(6):e17185. doi: 10.5812/ircmj.17185

Table 4. Sensitivity, Specificity, Positive and Negative Predictive Values of the ROMA Index, HE4, CA125 in Two Subgroups of Pre-menopause and Post-menopause Patients a,b.

Under Menopause Age (n = 68) Above Menopause Age (n = 31)
CA125 (≥ 35) HE4 (≥ 75) ROMA (≥ 11.5) CA125 (≥ 25) HE4 (≥ 100) ROMA (≥ 25.5)
True Positive 16 12 16 19 16 18
False Positive 13 2 7 0 0 0
False Negative 5 9 5 3 6 4
True Negative 34 45 40 9 9 9
Sensitivity (95% CI) 76.2 (55 - 89) 57.1 (36 - 75) 76.2 (55 - 89) 86.4 (66 - 95) 72.7 (51 - 86) 81.8 (61 - 92)
Specificity (95% CI) 72.3 (58 - 83) 95.7 (86, 99) 85.1 (72 - 93) 100 (70 - 100) 100 (70 - 100) 100 (70 - 100)
Positive Predictive Value (95% CI) 55.2 (38 - 72) 85.7 (60.- 96) 69.6 (49 - 84) 100 (83 - 100) 100 (80 - 100) 100 (82 - 100)
Negative Predictive Value (95% CI) 87.2 (73 - 94) 83.3 (7 - 901) 88.9 (76 - 96) 75 (46 - 91) 60 (35 - 80) 69.2 (42 - 87)
Diagnostic Accuracy (95% CI) 73.5 (62 - 83) 83.8 (73 - 91) 82.4 (71 - 90) 90.3 (75 - 96) 80.7 (63 - 90) 87.1 (71 - 94)
Likelihood ratio of a Positive Test (95% CI) 2.8 (2.2 - 3.3) 13.4 (4.540.1) 5.1 (3.7 -7.0) - - -
Likelihood ratio of a Negative Test (95% CI) 0.33 (0.21 - 0.50) 0.45 (0.36 - 0.56) 0.28 (0.18 - 0.42) 0.14 (0.07095 - 0.2621) 0.27 (0.1967 - 0.3781) 0.18 (0.1114 - 0.2968)
Diagnostic Odds (95% CI) 8.4 (2.5 - 27.5) 30 (5.7 - 157.7) 18.3 (5.0- 66.1) - - -
Cohen's kappa (Unweighted) (95% CI) 0.4 (0.2 - 0.7) 0.6 (0.35 0.8) 0.6 (0.36 0.8) 0.8 (0.4 - 1.13) 0.6 (0.2 - 0.9) 0.7 (0.3 - 1.0)

a Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; ROMA, risk of ovarian malignancy algorithm.

b Data are presented as Median (Range).