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. 2019 Apr 3;19:309. doi: 10.1186/s12885-019-5524-5

Table 1.

Frequencies, odds ratios and performance parameters for each imaging variable for patients with ALT and lipoma

Variable ALT Lipoma Odds Ratio95% CI)a P-value Sensitivityb Specificityb PPVb NPVb
Region Lower limb/trunk 45 48 1.32 (1.12–1.54) 0.002 0.957 0.273 0.682 0.900
Upper limb 2 18
Tumor size > 130.0 mm 37 19 2.74 (1.82–4.11) < 0.001 0.787 0.712 0.661 0.824
≤ 130.0 mm 10 47
Septation Thick (> 2 mm) 40 9 6.24 (3.36–11.59) < 0.001 0.851 0.864 0.816 0.891
Absent/thin (< 2 mm) 7 57
Contrast enhancement Presence 42 20 2.95 (2.01–4.31) < 0.001 0.894 0.697 0.677 0.902
Absence 5 46
Nodules Presence 9 0 0.81 (0.70–0.92) 0.001 0.191 1.000 1.000 0.635
Absence 38 66

aData given as odds ratio (95% confidence interval). bSensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV given for the identification of ALT versus lipoma, respectively. PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value