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. 2019 Jun 24;4(1):e000194. doi: 10.1136/bmjophth-2018-000194

Table 3.

Optic nerve threshold values which optimise sensitivities, specificities, and positive and negative predictive values (with 95% CIs)

Threshold Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) Positive predictive value (%) Negative predictive value (%)
Value LCI UCI Value LCI UCI Value LCI UCI Value LCI UCI
Cup:disc ratio 0.5 81.5 61.2 93.7 80.0 56.3 94.3 84.6 69.2 93.1 76.19 58.5 87.9
Cup diameter (°) 2.8 74.1 53.7 88.9 70.0 45.7 88.1 76.9 62.2 87.1 66.7 49.9 80.1
Cup depth (from rim edges) 600 81.5 61.9 93.7 85.0 62.1 96.8 88.0 71.8 95.5 77.3 60.1 88.5
Rim width (°) 2.8 88.9 70.8 97.7 80.0 56.3 94.3 85.7 71.2 93.6 84.2 64.2 94.1
Rim area (µm) 400 88.9 70.8 97.7 75.0 50.9 91.3 82.8 69.0 91.2 83.3 62.6 93.7

LCI, lower CI;UCI, upper CI.