3. Effect definition of 'diseased' patients.
Cut‐off value and analysis |
Proven and probable versus possible and no IA | Proven versus probable, possible and no IA | Proven, probable and possible versus no IA | ||||||
n |
Sensitivity (95% CI) |
Specificity (95% CI) |
n |
Sensitivity (95% CI) |
Specificity (95% CI) |
n |
Sensitivity (95% CI) |
Specificity (95% CI) |
|
0.5 ODI | 27 | 0.78 (0.70 to 0.85) | 0.85 (0.78 to 0.91) | 18 | 0.89 (0.79 to 0.99) | 0.72 (0.62 to 0.82) | 19 | 0.55 (0.41 to 0.69) | 0.87 (0.80 to 0.94) |
1.0 ODI | 8 | 0.71 (0.63 to 0.78) | 0.90 (0.86 to 0.93) | 8 | 0.79 (0.70 to 0.89) | 0.83 (0.78 to 0.88) | 8 | 0.54 (0.44 to 0.65) | 0.93 (0.90 to 0.96) |
1.5 ODI | 15 | 0.63 (0.49 to 0.77) | 0.93 (0.89 to 0.97) | 14 | 0.65 (0.48 to 0.83) | 0.91 (0.86 to 0.96) | 14 | 0.54 (0.36 to 0.71) | 0.97 (0.94 to 0.99) |
CI: confidence interval; IA: invasive aspergillosis; ODI: optical density index