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. 2020 Mar 22;75(7):576–583. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2018-213021

Table 4.

Diagnostic accuracy of the eight-protein biosignature in diagnosing TB

Model Group Clinical diagnosis (n) Classified as non-TB (n) Classified as TB (n) Cut-off value Sensitivity
(95% CI)
Specificity
(95% CI)
PPV
(95% CI)
NPV
(95% CI)
Accuracy
(95% CI)
Training
(n=276)
Non-TB 189 189 0 0.4 100%
(96% to 100%)
100%
(98% to 100%)
100%
(98% to 100%)
100%
(96% to 100%)
100%
(99% to 100%)
TB 87 0 87
Test
(n=92)
Non-TB 63 52 11 0.4 76%
(56% to 90%)
83%
(71% to 91%)
88%
(77% to 95%)
67%
(48% to 82%)
80%
(71% to 88%)
TB 29 7 22
Prediction
(n=102)
Non-TB 70 59 11 0.4 75%
(57% to 89%)
84%
(74% to 92%)
88%
(78% to 95%)
69%
(51% to 83%)
81%
(72% to 88%)
TB 32 8 24

NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value.