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. 2016 Dec;80:77–87. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2016.07.011

Table 1.

Stratified comparison of diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) estimates

Number of reviews Comparison of DORs at mean thresholda
E-ML model vs. HSROC model
W-ML model vs. HSROC model
Median ROR [IQR] Median ROR [IQR]
Overall (n = 26) 0.94 [0.68, 1.04] 0.59 [0.46, 0.78]
By size of DORb
 DOR < 35, n = 9 0.99 [0.88, 1.16] 0.78 [0.60, 0.95]
 DOR 35–100, n = 10 1.00 [0.83, 1.05] 0.53 [0.42, 0.69]
 DOR > 100, n = 7 0.62 [0.30, 0.75] 0.42 [0.16, 0.59]
By % zero cellsc
 <5%, n = 10 1.01 [0.88, 1.05] 0.79 [0.53, 0.88]
 5–10%, n = 8 1.02 [0.94, 1.11] 0.63 [0.50, 0.74]
 >10%, n = 8 0.62 [0.30, 0.72] 0.42 [0.16, 0.63]
By range in ‘S’d
 3 to <6, n = 7 0.82 [0.48, 1.03] 0.75 [0.37, 0.79]
 6 to <8, n = 14 0.90 [0.68, 1.00] 0.53 [0.49, 0.75]
 ≥8, n = 5 1.05 [0.99, 1.16] 0.57 [0.42, 0.73]

Abbreviations: E-ML, equal-weight Moses–Littenberg; W-ML, weighted Moses–Littenberg; HSROC, hierarchical summary receiver operating characteristic; ROR, ratio of DORs between models; median ROR, ROR at the median; IQR, interquartile range in ROR from 25th to 75th percentile; DOR, diagnostic odds ratio.

a

Each Moses–Littenberg model is compared to the HSROC model (denominator).

b

The stratification by DOR is based on the HSROC overall pooled estimate at mean threshold.

c

Number of zero false-positive and false-negative cells as a percentage of the total number of cells per analysis.

d

Based on values for ‘S’ from Moses–Littenberg model, where S = logit(sensitivity) + logit(1 − specificity).