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. 2020 Jun 28;42(1):590–599. doi: 10.1080/0886022X.2020.1779087

Table 3.

Sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV, accuracy of SWE, URD, URPT, and eGFR to diagnose presence of IF.

  Sensitivity Specificity PPV NPV Accuracy
SWE 89% (95% CI, 86.3–100) 90% (95 % CI, 82.4–100) 91% (95% CI, 86.3–100) 92% (95% CI, 82.4–100) 93% (95% CI, 85.2–100)
URD 43% (95% CI, 81.2–100) 84.8% (95% CI, 82.3–100) 88.5% (95% CI, 85.6–100) 42% (95% CI, 84.1–100) 57% (95% CI, 81–100)
URPT 52% (95% CI, 81.2–100) 85.2% (95% CI, 82.3–100) 86.7% (95% CI, 85.6–100) 56% (95% CI, 84.1–100) 77% (95% CI, 86.1–100)
eGFR 82% (95% CI, 85.4–100) 92% (95% CI, 82.1–100) 92% (95% CI, 85.4–100) 83% (95% CI, 81.4–100) 94% (95% CI, 89.2–100)

PPV: positive predictive value; NPV: negative predictive value; CI: confidence interval; SWE: shear wave elastography; URD: ultrasonographic renal dimensions; URPT: ultrasonographic renal parenchymal thickness; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate.