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. 2018 Sep 22;46(2):288–296. doi: 10.1007/s00259-018-4149-2

Table 2.

Sensitivity and specificity of amyloid accumulation on cognitive decline

Cognitive status Aß+ Aß− Chi square P Sensitivity (95%CI) Specificity (95%CI) OR (95%CI) PPV (95%CI) NPV (95%CI)
EMCs+ 28 (80%) 7 (20%)
EMCs- 6 (21%) 22 (79%) 21.48 <0.00001 80% (67–93) 79% (63–94) 14.67 (4.3–49.9) 82% (70–95) 76% (60–91)
NMCs+ 23 (72%) 9 (28%)
NMCs- 11 (35%) 20 (65%) 8.39 0.0038 72% (56–87) 65% (48–81) 4.65 (1.6–13.5) 68% (52–83) 69% (52–86)
aMCI+ 18 (72%) 7 (28%)
aMCI- 16 (42%) 22 (58%) 5.42 0.0199 72% (54–90) 58% (42–74) 3.54 (1.2–10.5) 53% (36–70) 76% (60–91)

Aß+= MCI subjects with Aß burden below the threshold of SUVR>1.3; Aß−= MCI subjects with Aß burden below the threshold of SUVR<=1.3; EMCs+ = MCI subjects with episodic memory composite score < = 0.125; EMCs- = MCI subjects with episodic memory composite score > 0.125; NMCs+ = MCI subjects with Non-memory composite score < = 0.06; NMCs- = MCI subjects with Non- memory composite score > 0.06; aMCI+ = MCI subjects with MMSE score < = 24; aMCI- = MCI subjects with MMSE score > 24; CI = confidence interval; OR = Odd ratio; PPV = positive predictive value; NPV = negative predictive value;