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. 2018 Sep 27;2018:4528547. doi: 10.1155/2018/4528547

Table 7.

Diagnostic value of anti-dsDNA isotypes and anti-c1q antibody for lupus nephritis.

Sensitivity Specificity PPV NPV OR (95% CI)
Anti-C1q 59% 63% 64% 58% 2.407 (1.001–5.793)
Anti-dsDNA IgM negative 70% 59% 69% 64% 3.316 (1.427–7.702)
Anti-C1q positive and anti-dsDNA IgM negative 34% 96% 90% 57% 11.333 (2.446–52.502)

SLE: systemic lupus erythematosus; PPV: positive predictive value; NPV: negative predictive value; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.