Table 4.
ROC Analyses for the optimal urine NNAL cut point using different urine cotinine criteria for active smoking.
| Positive Cotinine Cutoff | AUC | Cutpoint | Noted For | Sensitivity | Specificity | Youden | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volume Based - NNAL pg/ml | ||||||
| Cotinine > 10 ng/ml | 0.917 | 6.2 | Equality | 0.872 | 0.873 | 0.743 | 
| 6.6 | Youden | 0.872 | 0.886 | 0.758 | ||
| Cotinine > 15 ng/ml | 0.942 | 8.2 | Equality | 0.884 | 0.884 | 0.768 | 
| 15.5 | Youden | 0.841 | 0.949 | 0.790 | ||
| Cotinine > 20 ng/ml | 0.955 | 13.9 | Equality | 0.931 | 0.931 | 0.862 | 
| 15.5 | Youden | 0.931 | 0.941 | 0.872 | ||
| Cotinine > 30 ng/ml | 0.971 | 14.4 | Equality, Youden | 0.946 | 0.934 | 0.882 | 
| Creatinine Adjusted - NNAL (pg/mg creatinine) | ||||||
| Cotinine > 10 ng/ml | 0.929 | 4.1 | Equality | 0.870 | 0.870 | 0.740 | 
| 5.6 | Youden | 0.857 | 0.917 | 0.774 | ||
| Cotinine > 15 ng/ml | 0.960 | 5.7 | Equality | 0.912 | 0.911 | 0.822 | 
| 6.6 | Youden | 0.912 | 0.924 | 0.836 | ||
| Cotinine > 20 ng/ml | 0.971 | 8.5 | Equality | 0.93 | 0.921 | 0.851 | 
| 6.6 | Youden | 0.965 | 0.908 | 0.873 | ||
| Cotinine > 30 ng/ml | 0.972 | 10.2 | Equality | 0.926 | 0.927 | 0.853 | 
| 6.6 | Youden | 0.981 | 0.904 | 0.885 | ||