Table 3.

Sensitivities and specificities of various cut‐points in 2 subpopulations

Basal Cortisol (nmol/L)	Normal Electrolyte Profile		Abnormal Electrolyte Profile
	% Sens (95% CI)	% Spec (95% CI)	% Sens (95% CI)	% Spec (95% CI)
≤5.5	89.3 (71.8–97.7)	98.9 (96.9–99.8)	80.0 (72.3–86.4)	100 (95.3–100)
≤22	96.4 (81.7–99.9)	95.6 (92.5–97.7)	97.0 (92.6–99.2)	96.0 (88.9–99.2)
≤55	100 (87.7–100)	64.7 (58.8–70.3)	99.3 (95.9–100)	75.0 (63.7–84.2)

The sensitivities and specificities (and their respective 95% confidence intervals) of basal cortisol concentrations for the diagnosis of hypoadrenocorticism in dogs with normal and abnormal electrolyte profiles. Sens, sensitivity; Spec, specificity; CI, confidence interval.