Table 4.
Sensitivity analysis for stability of the pooled data and influence of single study on all studies
| Studies | AUC (95% CI) | Sensitivity (95% CI) | Specificity (95% CI) | PLR (95% CI) | NLR (95% CI) | DOR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wong et al.[24] | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Wong et al.[24] | 0.85 (0.82–0.88) | 0.80 (0.62–0.90) | 0.77 (0.56–0.90) | 3.50 (1.90–6.30) | 0.26 (0.16–0.44) | 13.00 (9.00–19.00) |
| Liang et al.[25] | 0.86 (0.83–0.89) | 0.82 (0.61–0.93) | 0.77 (0.56–0.90) | 3.50 (1.90–6.50) | 0.23 (0.11–0.47) | 15.00 (8.00–29.00) |
| Liang et al.[25] | 0.88 (0.84–0.90) | 0.83 (0.59–0.94) | 0.79 (0.61–0.90) | 4.00 (2.40–6.60) | 0.22 (0.09–0.51) | 18.00 (10.00–33.00) |
| Yu et al.[26] | 0.87 (0.83–0.89) | 0.83 (0.64–0.93) | 0.76 (0.55–0.89) | 3.50 (1.90–6.30) | 0.23 (0.12–0.43) | 15.00 (9.00–25.00) |
| Suehiro et al.[27] | 0.86 (0.83–0.89) | 0.82 (0.67–0.91) | 0.76 (0.54–0.89) | 3.40 (1.80–6.10) | 0.24 (0.15–0.37) | 14.00 (9.00–22.00) |
| Kostic et al.[20] | 0.85 (0.81–0.88) | 0.76 (0.61–0.87) | 0.80 (0.61–0.91) | 3.80 (2.10–7.20) | 0.30 (0.20–0.44) | 13.00 (8.00–22.00) |
| Mira-Pascual et al.[19] | 0.86 (0.83–0.89) | 0.81 (0.62–0.91) | 0.77 (0.57–0.90) | 3.60 (2.00–6.40) | 0.25 (0.14–0.45) | 14.00 (9.00–22.00) |
| Mira-Pascual et al.[19] | 0.86 (0.83–0.89) | 0.83 (0.69–0.92) | 0.74 (0.56–0.86) | 3.20 (2.00–5.10) | 0.23 (0.13–0.38) | 14.00 (8.00–23.00) |
| Fukugaiti et al.[28] | 0.86 (0.83–0.89) | 0.77 (0.63–0.86) | 0.82 (0.70–0.89) | 4.10 (2.80–6.20) | 0.29 (0.19–0.44) | 14.00 (10.00–22.00) |
| Pooled data | 0.86 (0.83–0.89) | 0.81 (0.64–0.91) | 0.77 (0.59–0.89) | 3.60 (2.10–6.00) | 0.25 (0.15–0.42) | 14.00 (9.00–22.00) |
AUC: Area under the curve; PLR: Positive likelihood ratio; NLR: Negative likelihood ratio; DOR: Diagnostic odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval; NA: Not available.