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. 2019 Sep 30;59(6):1247–1252. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez436

Table 2.

Test characteristics of subclinical inflammation and inflammatory arthritis development within 1 year

Sensitivity Specificity PPV NPV Accuracy AUC
Feet (MTP 1-5)
    Tenosynovitis 29 95 52 89 86 0.62
(18; 42) (92; 97) (34; 69) (85; 92) (82; 89)
    Synovitis 37 83 26 88 76 0.60
(25; 50) (78; 86) (18; 38) (84; 92) (71; 80)
    BMO 27 85 24 87 77 0.56
(17; 40) (81; 89) (15; 36) (83; 91) (72; 81)
    Any inflammation 38 89 38 89 82 0.64
(26; 52) (85; 92) (26; 51) (86; 92) (77; 85)
Hands (MCP 2–5 and wrist)
    Tenosynovitis 65 80 36 93 78 0.73
(52; 77) (75; 84) (27; 46) (89; 96) (73; 82)
    Synovitis 29 85 25 88 77 0.57
(18; 42) (81; 89) (16; 37) (83; 91) (72; 81)
    BMO 29 86 26 88 78 0.58
(18; 42) (82; 90) (17; 39) (83; 91) (73; 82)
    Any inflammation 77 66 28 94 68 0.71
(64; 86) (60; 71) (21; 36) (90; 97) (62; 72)
Hands and feet
    Tenosynovitis 67 79 35 93 77 0.73
(54; 78) (74; 83) (26; 45) (90; 96) (72; 81)
    Synovitis 42 81 28 89 76 0.62
(30; 56) (77; 85) (19; 39) (85; 92) (71; 80)
    BMO 48 64 18 88 61 0.56
(35; 61) (58; 69) (13; 26) (83; 91) (56; 66)
    Any inflammation 77 62 26 94 64 0.69
(64; 86) (56; 67) (19; 33) (90; 97) (59; 69)

Test characteristics and their corresponding 95% intervals are shown. All values are percentages, except for the AUC. NPV: negative predictive value; PPV: positive predictive value.