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. 2016 Nov 3;11(11):e0165869. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165869

Table 3. Positive ratios of TCS, cardiac MIBG scintigraphy and olfactory function tests for the PD vs. PSP and PD vs. MSA groups.

(A) PD vs. PSP
Combinations of test results PD (n = 101) PSP (n = 17) p-value PD diagnosis
option Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) PPV (%) NPV (%)
1 SN+ (≥0.16 cm2) 34 (53.1%) 0 (0%) 0.003 53.1 100 100 23.1
MIBG+ (≤2.0) 71 (70.3%) 2 (11.8%) <0.001 70.3 88.2 97.3 33.3
OE+ (≤4) 59 (58.4%) 5 (29.4%) 0.026 58.4 70.6 92.2 22.2
2 At least one positive result from 3 tests 87(86.1%) 7 (41.2%) <0.001 86.1 58.8 92.6 41.7
3 At least two positive results from 3 tests 60 (59.4%) 0 (0%) <0.001 59.4 100 100 29.3
(SN or MIBG) and OE 52(51.5%) 0(0%) <0.001 51.5 100 100 25.8
(OE or MIBG) and SN 29(45.3%) 0(0%) 0.009 45.3 100 100 20.5
(OE or SN) and MIBG 56(55.4%) 0(0%) <0.001 55.4 100 100 27.4
4 Positive results for all 3 tests 17(26.6%) 0(0%) 0.078 26.6 100 100 16.1
(B) PD vs. MSA
Combinations of test results PD (n = 101) MSA (n = 21) p-value PD diagnosis
option Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) PPV (%) NPV (%)
1 SN+ (≥0.16 cm2) 34 (53.1%) 2 (13.3%) 0.005 53.1 86.7 94.4 30.2
MIBG+ (≤2.0) 71 (70.3%) 3 (14.3%) <0.001 70.3 85.7 95.9 37.5
OE+ (≤4) 59 (58.4%) 4 (19%) 0.001 58.4 81.0 93.7 28.8
2 At least one positive result from 3 tests 87(86.1%) 7(33.3%) <0.001 86.1 66.7 92.6 50
3 At least two positive results from 3 tests 60(59.4%) 2(9.5%) <0.001 59.4 90.5 96.8 31.7
(SN or MIBG) and OE 52(51.5%) 1(4.8%) <0.001 51.5 95.2 98.1 29.0
(OE or MIBG) and SN 29(45.3) 1(6.7%) 0.006 45.3 93.3 96.7 28.6
(OE or SN) and MIBG 56(55.4%) 2(9.5%) <0.001 55.4 90.5 96.6 29.7
4 Positive results for all 3 tests 17(26.6%) 0(0%) 0.024 26.6 100 100 24.2

SN+ = substantia nigra hyperechogenicity positive; MIBG+ = cardiac MIBG scintigraphy positive; OE+ = olfactory testing positive; PPV = positive predictive value; NPV = negative predictive value.