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. 2016 Jun 10;18:135. doi: 10.1186/s13075-016-1020-3

Table 1.

Reclassification table with the results for intermediate-risk patients according to the ACR/EULAR 2010 RA classification criteria and for all patients

Number of patients according to ACR/EULAR 2010 RA classification criteria Number of patients reclassified as high risk Number of patients reclassified as low risk Combined sensitivity: RA-2010 criteria + new test Combined specificity: RA-2010 criteria + new test
(A) Add-on test for all patients
B cell test 0.85 0.69
High risk 243 243 0
Intermediate risk 263 75 (29 %) 188 (71 %)
Low risk 46 13 (28 %) 33 (72 %)
IL-6 test 0.89 0.41
High risk 243 243 0
Intermediate risk 263 146 (56 %) 117 (44 %)
Low risk 46 26 (57 %) 20 (43 %)
Magnetic resonance imaging 0.96 0.46
High risk 243 243 0
Intermediate risk 263 154 (59 %) 109 (41 %)
Low risk 46 26 (59 %) 20 (41 %)
Genetic assay test 0.77 0.66
High risk 243 243 0
Intermediate risk 263 64 (24 %) 199 (76 %)
Low risk 46 11 (24 %) 35 (76 %)
(B) Add-on test for intermediate-risk patients
B cell test 0.81 0.71
High-risk 243 243 0
Intermediate risk 263 75 (29 %) 188 (71 %)
Low risk 46 0 46
IL-6 test 0.85 0.46
High risk 243 243 0
Intermediate risk 263 146 (56 %) 117 (44 %)
Low risk 46 0 46
MRI 0.91 0.51
High risk 243 243 0
Intermediate risk 263 154 (59 %) 109 (41 %)
Low risk 46 0 46
Genetic assay test 0.75 0.67
High risk 243 243 0
Intermediate risk 263 64 (24 %) 199 (76 %)
Low risk 46 0 46

Combined sensitivity = sensitivity of American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism (ACR/EULAR) 2010 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) classification criteria + sensitivity of the new test. Combined specificity = specificity of ACR/EULAR 2010 RA classification criteria + specificity of the new test.