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. 2016 Nov;4(22):443. doi: 10.21037/atm.2016.11.06

Table 2. Predictive values for different cut-offs of ODIox for AHI >15 and AHI >5 plus symptoms.

Predictive values ODI ≥5 ODI ≥10 ODI ≥15
AHI >15
   Se (%) 99.2 97.0 82.0
   Sp (%) 60.3 78.0 94.0
   PPV (%) 83.2 89.7 96.5
   NPV (%) 97.6 93.0 72.7
   Probability (+)/(−) (%) 79.3/20.7 72/28 56/44
   LR(+)/(−) 2.5/0.01 4.4/0.04 14/0.2
   OR (95% CI) 203.5 (26.8–1,543.7) 115.7 (36.7–364.8) 74 (24.6–222.8)
   AUC (95% CI) 0.8 (0.70–0.87) 0.875 (0.80–0.94) 0.9 (0.83–0.93)
AHI >5 plus symptoms
   Se (%) 94.5 86.5 69.0
   Sp (%) 84.6 89.7 95.0
   PPV (%) 96.3 97.2 98.2
   NPV (%) 78.6 61.4 42.0
   Probability (+)/(−) (%) 79/21 72/28 56.6/43.7
   LR(+)/(−) 6.10/0.06 8.40/0.15 13.40/0.32
   OR (95% CI) 94 (31–284) 56 (18–174) 41 (9.5–176.6)
   AUC (95% CI) 0.89 (0.83–0.97) 0.88 (0.82–0.95) 0.82 (0.75–0.90)

ODI, oxygen desaturation index; ODIox, ODI of oximetry; AHI, apnea hypopnea index; Se, sensitivity; Sp, specificity; PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value; LR, likelihood ratio; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidential interval; AUC, area under the ROC curve.