Table 1.

Dichotomous characteristics for clinical factors in hemodialysis patients.

Factors	Variable	AUC	Score 1	Score 0	Sensitivity	Specificity	Youden index	LR+
1	Sex	0.513	Female	Male	0.571	0.454	0.025	1.047
2	DM	0.586	Yes	No	0.368	0.803	0.171	1.869
3	Age, years	0.653	⩾61.59	<61.59	0.670	0.636	0.306	1.842
4	Hemodialysis vintage, years	0.495	⩾7.49	<7.49	0.357	0.633	0.010	0.972
5	Hemoglobin, g/dL	0.404	⩾10.48	<10.48	0.374	0.434	0.192	0.660
6	White blood cell, 103/µL	0.528	⩾6.19	<6.19	0.445	0.611	0.056	1.144
7	Platelet, 103/µL	0.510	⩾195	<195	0.451	0.569	0.020	1.046
8	Albumin, g/dL	0.676	<3.76	⩾3.76	0.637	0.715	0.352	2.233
9	Ferritin, ng/cc	0.571	⩾415.48	<415.48	0.610	0.533	0.143	1.305
10	Blood urea nitrogen, mg/dL	0.463	⩾68.77	<68.77	0.462	0.464	0.074	0.861
11	Creatinine, mg/dL	0.616	<10.65	⩾10.65	0.681	0.551	0.232	1.517
12	Potassium, meq/L	0.458	⩾5	<5	0.560	0.524	0.085	1.178
13	Corrected serum calcium, mg/dL	0.519	⩾9.53	<9.53	0.506	0.533	0.039	1.081
14	Phosphorus, mg/dL	0.470	⩾5	<5	0.544	0.516	0.060	1.124
15	Urea reduction ratio	0.453	⩾0.74	<0.74	0.511	0.409	0.080	0.865
16	Kt/V urea-Daugirdas score	0.560	⩾1.70	<1.70	0.643	0.478	0.121	1.230
17	Cardiothoracic ratio	0.619	⩾0.51	<0.51	0.593	0.644	0.237	1.669
18	Intact parathyroid hormone, pg/mL	0.469	⩾402.06	<402.06	0.319	0.619	0.062	0.837

AUC, area under the curve; DM, diabetes mellitus; LR+, positive likelihood ratio.