Table 2.
Subgroup analysis. Patients were divided into subgroups based on the following criteria: early (Stages 1–2)/ late (Stages 3-4) CKD stage, younger (under 60)/older (over 60) age, and gender so that each patient was ultimately referenced to one of eight possible different subgroups. The final trained model was implemented on each subgroup
| Subgroup size | Positive cases | C- statistics | Sensitivity | Specificity | PPV | NPV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males ckd S3/S3. Age 60+ | 1784 | 164 | 0.919 | 0.756 | 0.931 | 0.528 | 0.974 | 
| Males,ckd S3/S4, Age 60- | 348 | 44 | 0.878 | 0.659 | 0.908 | 0.509 | 0.948 | 
| Males ckd S1/S2 Age 60+ | 1061 | 16 | 0.925 | 0.625 | 0.983 | 0.357 | 0.995 | 
| Males ckd S1/S2, Age 60- | 559 | 5 | 0.968 | 0.600 | 0.982 | 0.231 | 0.996 | 
| Females ckd S3/S4 Age 60+ | 1862 | 152 | 0.918 | 0.711 | 0.944 | 0.529 | 0.973 | 
| Females ckd S3/S4 Age 60- | 230 | 34 | 0.891 | 0.765 | 0.913 | 0.605 | 0.957 | 
| Females ckd S1/S2 Age 60+ | 1064 | 13 | 0.906 | 0.765 | 0.991 | 0.526 | 0.997 | 
| Females ckd S1/S2 Age 60- | 426 | 10 | 0.918 | 0.300 | 0.993 | 0.500 | 0.983 |