Table 1.

Test accuracy for prediction of hospitalisation avoidance by Saeed et al. and from our data

		Graziadio et al [2]	Saeed et al [1]
MR-proADM	Sensitivity	0.60 [0.44–0.71]	0.75 [0.72–0.78]
	Specificity	0.60 [0.53–0.66]	0.80 [0.74–0.84]
	LR+	1.24 [0.82–1.86]	3.69 [2.90–4.71]
	LR−	0.78 [0.44–1.37]	0.31 [0.27–0.35]
	PPV	0.19 [0.14–0.87]	0.93 [0.91–0.95]
	NPV	0.87 [0.79–0.92]	0.48 [0.43–0.52]
CRP	Sensitivity	0.85 [0.62–0.97]	0.42 [0.39–0.45]
	Specificity	0.21 [0.13–0.30]	0.77 [0.72–0.82]
	LR+	1.07 [0.87–1.32]	1.84 [1.45–2.33]
	LR−	0.72 [0.24–2.19]	0.75 [0.69–0.82]
	PPV	0.18 [0.15–0.21]	0.87 [0.83–0.89]
	NPV	0.88 [0.70–0.96]	0.27 [0.24–0.31]

MR-proADM mid-regional pro-adrenomedullin, CRP C-reactive protein, PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value, LR+ positive likelihood ratio, LR− negative likelihood ratio