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. 2017 Jul 13;148(2):108–118. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/aqx053

Table 2.

Core-to-Case Collapse Analyses Using 14% and 10% Cutoffsa

TMA Cores Full Section
<14%, No. (%) ≥14%, No. (%) Total, No. (%) Sensitivity, % Specificity, % Accuracy, % κ (95% CI)
0.6 mm
<14%b 70 (65) 0 (0) 70 (65) 100 81 85 0.63 (0.48-0.79)
≥14%b 16 (15) 21 (20) 37 (35)
Totalb 86 (80) 21 (20) 107 (100)
<14%c 81 (76) 6 (6) 87 (81) 71 94 90 0.67 (0.49-0.85)
≥14%c 5 (5) 15 (14) 20 (19)
Totalc 86 (80) 21 (20) 107 (100)
1.0 mm
<14%b 79 (78) 3 (3) 82 (81) 85 98 95 0.84 (0.71-0.98)
≥14%b 2 (2) 17 (17) 19 (19)
Totalb 81 (80) 20 (20) 101 (100)
<14%c 81 (80) 5 (5) 86 (85) 75 100 95 0.83 (0.68-0.97)
≥14%c 0 (0) 15 (15) 15 (15)
Totalc 81 (80) 20 (20) 101 (100)
0.6 mm
<10%b 45 (42) 5 (5) 50 (47) 87 66 74 0.49 (0.33-0.64)
≥10%b 23 (21) 34 (32) 57 (53)
Totalb 68 (64) 39 (36) 107 (100)
<10%c 60 (56) 12 (11) 72 (67) 69 88 81 0.59 (0.43-0.75)
≥10%c 8 (7) 27 (25) 35 (33)
Totalc 68 (64) 39 (36) 107 (100)
1.0 mm
<10%b 51 (50) 10 (10) 61 (60) 74 81 78 0.54 (0.37-0.71)
≥10%b 12 (12) 28 (28) 40 (40)
Totalb 63 (62) 38 (38) 101 (100)
<10%c 57 (56) 13 (13) 70 (69) 66 90 81 0.58 (0.42-0.75)
≥10%c 6 (6) 25 (25) 31 (31)
Totalc 63 (62) 38 (38) 101 (100)

CI, confidence interval; TMA, tissue microarray.

aAt least one matching core is required to be included in the comparison.

bComparison is made using mitotically active approach.

cComparison is made using weighted approach.