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. 2016 May 26;16:105. doi: 10.1186/s12872-016-0279-2

Table 4.

Predictive discrimination of four models at different cut off values of cardiovascular risk thresholds over 2.5-year of follow-up

Cut-off values 5 % 10 % 20 % 30 %
Women
 Sensitivity (95 % CI)
Model 1 87.1 (70.2–96.4) 71.0 (52.0–85.8) 54.8 (36.0–72.7) 41.9 (24.5–60.9)
Model 2 90.3 (74.2–98.0) 67.7 (48.6–83.3) 48.4 (30.2–66.9) 35.5 (19.2–54.6)
Model 3 87.1 (70.2–96.4) 71.0 (52.0–85.8) 45.2 (27.3–64.0) 29.0 (14.2–48.0)
Model 4 83.9 (66.3–94.5) 77.4 (58.9–90.4) 54.8 (36.0–72.7) 38.7 (21.8–57.8)
 Specificity (95 % CI)
Model 1 24.7 (17.9–32.5) 40.4 (32.4–48.8) 57.5 (49.1–65.7) 69.9 (61.7–77.2)
Model 2 24.8 (17.3–31.7) 42.5 (34.3–50.9) 53.4 (45.0–61.7) 67.1 (58.9–74.7)
Model 3 28.1 (21.0–36.1) 38.4 (30.4–46.8) 53.4 (45.0–61.7) 65.8 (57.5–73.4)
Model 4 29.5 (22.2–37.6) 43.2 (35.0–51.6) 61.0 (52.5–68.9) 70.5 (62.5–77.8)
 Positive predictive value (95 % CI)
Model 1 19.7 (13.4–27.4) 20.2 (13.1–28.9) 21.5 (13.1–32.2) 22.8 (12.7–35.8)
Model 2 20.1 (13.8–27.8) 20.2 (12.8–28.9) 18.1 (10.5–28.0) 18.6 (9.7–30.9)
Model 3 20.5 (13.9–28.3) 19.6 (12.7–28.2) 17.1 (9.7–27.0) 15.3 (7.2–27.0)
Model 4 20.2 (13.6–28.1) 22.4 (14.9–31.5) 23.0 (14.0–34.2) 21.8 (11.8–35.0)
 Negative predictive value (95 % CI)
Model 1 90.0 (76.3–97.2) 86.8 (76.4–93.8) 85.7 (77.2–92.0) 85.0 (77.3–90.9)
Model 2 92.1 (78.6–98.3) 86.1 (75.9–93.1) 83.0 (73.8–89.9) 83.1 (75.0–89.3)
Model 3 91.1 (78.8–97.5) 86.2 (75.3–93.5) 82.1 (72.9–89.2) 81.4 (73.1–87.9)
Model 4 89.6 (77.3–96.5) 90.0 (80.5–95.9) 86.4 (78.2–92.4) 84.4 (76.8–90.4)
Men
 Sensitivity (95 % CI)
Model 1 65.5 (45.7–82.1) 51.7 (32.5–70.6) 34.5 (17.9–54.3) 24.1 (10.3–43.5)
Model 2 69.0 (49.2–84.7) 51.7 (32.5–70.6) 31.0 (15.3–50.8) 20.7 (8.0–39.7)
Model 3 69.0 (49.2–84.7) 58.6 (38.9–76.5) 24.1 (10.3–43.5) 20.7 (8.0–39.7)
Model 4 72.4 (32.1–43.9) 51.7 (32.5–70.6) 24.1 (10.3–43.5) 24.1 (10.3–43.5)
 Specificity (95 % CI)
Model 1 44.1 (45.7–82.1) 58.8 (52.7–64.7) 73.2 (67.5–78.3) 79.8 (74.5–84.4)
Model 2 41.5 (35.6–47.6) 54.0 (47.9–60.1) 72.1 (66.3–77.3) 82.4 (77.3–86.7)
Model 3 38.6 (32.8–44.7) 53.7 (47.6–59.7) 73.2 (67.5–78.3) 83.1 (78.1–87.3)
Model 4 37.9 (32.1–43.9) 52.9 (46.8–59.0) 72.1 (66.3–77.3) 81.3 (76.1–85.7)
 Positive predictive value (95 % CI)
Model 1 11.1 (6.8–16.8) 11.8 (6.8–18.7) 12.0 (5.9–21.0) 11.3 (4.7–21.9)
Model 2 11.2 (7.0–16.7) 10.7 (6.1–17.1) 10.6 (5.0–19.2) 11.1 (4.2–22.6)
Model 3 10.7 (6.7–16.0) 11.9 (7.1–18.4) 8.8 (3.6–17.2) 11.5 (4.4–23.4)
Model 4 11.1 (7.0–16.4) 9.9 (5.5–16.0) 8.4 (3.5–16.6) 12.1 (5.0–23.3)
 Negative predictive value (95 % CI)
Model 1 92.3 (86.3–96.2) 92.0 (86.9–95.5) 91.3 (86.7–94.7) 90.8 (86.4–94.1)
Model 2 92.6 (86.5–96.6) 91.3 (85.8–95.2) 90.7 (86.1–94.3) 90.7 (86.4–94.0)
Model 3 92.1 (85.5–96.3) 92.4 (87.1–96.0) 90.0 (85.3–93.7) 90.8 (86.5–94.1)
Model 4 92.8 (86.3–96.8) 90.6 (84.9–94.6) 89.9 (85.1–93.6) 90.9 (86.6–94.2)

Abbreviations: CI confidence interval; Model 1, Laboratory based model same as Framingham Risk Score; Model 2, Non laboratory based model; Model 3, WHO/ISH with Cholesterol; Model 4, WHO/ISH without Cholesterol