Table 2.
Normal | Abnormal, Not Acute | Abnormal, Subacute | Abnormal, Acute | |
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C‐statistic (95% CI) | 0.95 (0.94 to 0.96) | 0.91 (0.89–0.93) | 0.94 (0.90–0.97) | 0.94 (0.90–0.96) |
PDI (95% CI) | 0.91 (0.87–0.93) | 0.80 (0.75–0.84) | 0.82 (0.75–0.88) | 0.80 (0.73–0.87) |
Sensitivity | 0.87 | 0.76 | 0.64 | 0.79 |
Specificity | 0.88 | 0.89 | 0.98 | 0.94 |
Positive predictive value | 0.85 | 0.83 | 0.78 | 0.55 |
Negative predictive value | 0.90 | 0.84 | 0.97 | 0.98 |
The c‐statistics, sensitivities, specificities, positive and negative predictive values are calculated in a 1‐vs‐other approach and compare the category with the highest probability to the reference standard. The PDI estimates the probability that a patient from that category is correctly identified from a set of cases from every category. C‐statistic indicates concordance statistic, equivalent to area under the receiver operating characteristic curve; and PDI, polytomous discriminatory index.