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. 2021 May 19;16(5):e0251227. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251227

Table 6. Predictive characteristics of angiogenic factors.

Angiogenic factors Sensitivity (95% CI) Specificity (95% CI) PPV
(95% CI)
NPV
(95% CI)
AUC
(95% CI)
Probability cut-off values
VEGF 0.56 (0.46–0.65) 0.69 (0.60–0.77) 0.64 (0.54–0.74) 0.61 (0.52–0.70) 0.66 (0.59–0.73) 0.4592
PlGF 0.86 (0.79–0.92) 0.90 (0.84–0.95) 0.89 (0.83–0.95) 0.86 (0.80–0.93) 0.94 (0.91–0.97) 0.4534
sFlt1 0.89 (0.83–0.95) 0.89 (0.83–0.95) 0.89 (0.83–0.95) 0.89 (0.83–0.95) 0.95 (0.93–0.98) 0.4359
sFlt1/ PlGF ratio 0.92 (0.87–0.97) 0.91 (0.85–0.96) 0.91 (0.85–0.96) 0.92 (0.87–0.97) 0.95 (0.93–0.98) 0.4359

PlGF, placental growth factor; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; sFlt1, soluble fms like tyrosine kinase; sFlt1/PlGF, soluble fms like tyrosine kinase/placental growth factor ratio; PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value; AUC, Area under curve; CI, confidence interval.