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. 2019 Mar 22;33(3):1540–1546. doi: 10.1111/jvim.15483

Table 3.

Sensitivity, specificity, and positive (LR+) and negative (LR−) likelihood ratios of different thresholds of maximal depth of lung consolidation (in cm) to predict risk of relapse in feedlot cattle with clinical BP

Criterion Sensitivity 95% CI Specificity 95% CI LR+ 95% CI LR− 95% CI
≥0 100.0 86.3‐100.0 0.0 0.0‐3.1 1.0 1.0‐1.0
>0 96.0 79.6‐99.9 18.5 12.0‐26.6 1.2 1.0‐1.3 0.2 0.03‐1.5
>0.5 92.0 74.0‐99.0 21.0 14.1‐29.4 1.2 1.0‐1.4 0.4 0.10‐1.5
>1 88.0 68.8‐97.5 26.9 19.2‐35.8 1.2 1.0‐1.4 0.5 0.1‐1.3
>2 84.0 63.9‐95.5 35.3 26.8‐44.6 1.3 1.0‐1.6 0.5 0.2‐1.1
>2.5 84.0 63.9‐95.5 37.8 29.1‐47.2 1.4 1.1‐1.7 0.4 0.2‐1.1
>3 64.0 42.5‐82.0 58.0 48.6‐67.0 1.5 1.1‐2.2 0.6 0.4‐1.1
>4 44.0 24.4‐65.1 76.5 67.8‐83.8 1.9 1.1‐3.2 0.7 0.5‐1.1
>4.5 40.0 21.1‐61.3 76.5 67.8‐83.8 1.7 1.0‐3.0 0.8 0.6‐1.1
>5a 40.0 21.1‐61.3 85.7 78.1‐91.5 2.8 1.5‐5.4 0.7 0.5‐1.0
>6 12.0 2.5‐31.2 98.3 94.1‐99.8 7.1 1.3‐40.5 0.9 0.8‐1.0
>7 0.0 0.0‐13.7 100.0 96.9‐100.0 1.0 1.0‐1.0
a

Optimum cutoff point based on Youden index J (ie, max sensitivity + specificity).