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. 2020 Jul 30;50(2):361–369. doi: 10.1007/s00256-020-03561-2

Table 5.

Accuracy analyses of volume-ratio-based clinical cutoffs at differentiating severities of the Erlenmeyer flask deformity, with the best performing ratio in italics

Ratio Severity cutoff Accuracy (95% CI)
Volume46cmVolume02cm Normal ≥ mild (cutoff = 0.57) Sensitivity: 96.8% (83.3–99.9%)
Specificity: 84.2% (60.4–96.6%)
PPV: 90.9% (77.9–96.6%)
NPV: 94.1% (69.7–99.1%)
Accuracy: 92.0% (80.8–97.8%)
Mild ≥ severe (cutoff = 0.68) Sensitivity: 82.4% (65.5–93.2%)
Specificity: 90.3% (74.3–98.0%)
PPV: 90.3% (75.9–96.5%)
NPV: 82.4% (69.1–90.7%)
Accuracy: 86.2% (75.3–93.5%)
Volume46cmVolume24cm Normal ≥ mild (cutoff = 0.79) Sensitivity: 77.4% (58.9–90.4%)
Specificity: 73.7% (48.8–90.9%)
PPV: 82.8% (68.8–91.3%)
NPV: 66.7% (49.7–80.2%)
Accuracy: 76.0% (61.8–86.9%)
Mild ≥ severe (cutoff = 0.85) Sensitivity: 61.8% (43.6–77.8%)
Specificity: 71.0% (52.0–85.8%)
PPV: 70.0% (55.9–81.1%)
NPV: 62.9% (51.1–73.3%)
Accuracy: 66.2% (53.4–77.4%)
Volume24cmVolume02cm Normal ≥ mild (cutoff = 0.72) Sensitivity: 83.9% (66.3–94.6%)
Specificity: 79.0% (54.4–94.0%)
PPV: 86.7% (72.9–94.0%)
NPV: 75.0% (56.5–87.4%)
Accuracy: 82.0% (68.6–91.4%)
Mild ≥ severe (cutoff = 0.80) Sensitivity: 76.5% (58.8–89.3%)
Specificity: 96.8% (83.3–99.9%)
PPV: 96.3% (78.9–99.5%)
NPV: 79.0% (67.1–87.3%)
Accuracy: 86.2% (75.3–93.5%)