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. 2017 Sep 18;14:21. doi: 10.1186/s12950-017-0166-3

Table 5.

Sensitivity, specificity, predictive values and Yuoden Indices for different hepcidin cut-offs for iron deficiency

Hepcidin cut-off (μg/L) Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) PV+ (%) PV- (%) Yuoden Index
18.5 82 78 79 81 0.60
19.5 81 67 71 79 0.48
21.0 100 67 75 100 0.67
24.5 100 56 69 100 0.56
35.0 100 50 67 100 0.50
76.5 100 17 55 100 0.17
89.0 100 11 53 100 0.11

PV+ positive predictive value, PV- negative predictive value