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. 2020 Apr;8(4):1459–1461.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2019.10.039

Table E6.

Optimal cutoffs for SPT to FM/raw egg and difference between SPT to FM and SPT to milk/egg extract

Allergy tests BM allergy FM allergy BE allergy CE allergy
SPT FM/raw egg
 AUC ROC 95% CI 0.56 (0.53-0.6) 0.54 (0.41-0.67) 0.66 (0.5-0.75) 0.81 (0.75-0.87)
1 mm 4 mm 11 mm 3 mm
S = 100% S = 23% S = 50% S = 100%
Sp = 12% Sp = 85% Sp = 82% Sp = 62%
PPV =19% PPV = 27% PPV = 53% PPV = 19%
 Optimal cutoffs NPV = 100% NPV = 82% NPV = 81% NPV = 100%
Difference between SPT to FM/raw egg and SPT to milk/egg extract
 AUC ROC 95% CI 0.55 (0.46-0.64) 0.5 0.58 (0.49-0.66) 0.77 (0.70-0.84)
10 mm 12 mm 2 mm 0 mm
S = 13% S = 0% S = 76% S = 100%
Sp = 96% Sp =100% Sp = 40% Sp = 54%
PPV = 40% PPV = 0% PPV = 34% PPV = 20%
 Optimal cutoffs NPV = 85% NPV = 50% NPV = 80% NPV = 100%

AUC ROC, Area under the receiver-operator characteristic curve; BE, baked egg; BM, baked milk; CE, cooked egg; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value; S, sensitivity; Sp, specificity.