Table 5.
Consistency check of multiple factors.
| Fraction number and combination | Sensitivity (%) |
Specificity (%) |
Positive predictive value (%) | Negative predictive value (%) | Kappa value | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number 11 | ||||||
| a | 69.2 | 66.7 | 69.2 | 66.7 | 0.359 | 0.011 |
| b | 87.5 | 52.4 | 25.9 | 91.7 | 0.143 | 0.155 |
| Number 16 | ||||||
| a | 66.7 | 65.2 | 69.2 | 62.5 | 0.320 | 0.025 |
| b | 77.8 | 53.7 | 26.9 | 91.7 | 0.181 | 0.087 |
| Number 21 | ||||||
| a | 84.6 | 54.2 | 66.7 | 76.5 | 0.392 | 0.004 |
| b | 44.0 | 95.7 | 91.7 | 61.1 | 0.388 | 0.002 |
a: two of the 3 parameters (initial parotid volume, initial parotid D mean, and weight loss rate) reached their cut-off values.
b: all the 3 parameters reached their cut-off values.