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. 2021 Jun 25;12(7):969. doi: 10.3390/genes12070969

Table 3.

PPV and NPV for reference groups.

Model Cutoff General BRCAm <50 50–64 >65
PPV NPV PPV NPV PPV NPV PPV NPV PPV NPV
CA125 Sp 0.95 Se0.76 0.16% 99.997% 8.94% 99.837% 0.06% 99.999% 0.33% 99.994% 0.57% 99.991%
Sp 0.99 Se0.62 0.66% 99.996% 28.60% 99.753% 0.24% 99.999% 1.33% 99.992% 2.27% 99.986%
Se0.95 Sp 0.53 0.02% 99.999% 1.29% 99.939% 0.01% 100.000% 0.04% 99.998% 0.08% 99.996%
Se0.99 Sp 0.18 0.01% 99.999% 0.77% 99.964% 0.00% 100.000% 0.03% 99.999% 0.05% 99.998%
Youden 0.11% 99.998% 6.35% 99.888% 0.04% 99.999% 0.23% 99.996% 0.39% 99.993%
BARD1
CV validation set average
Sp 0.95 Se0.57 0.12% 99.995% 6.86% 99.708% 0.04% 99.998% 0.25% 99.990% 0.43% 99.983%
Sp 0.99 Se0.34 0.36% 99.993% 18.01% 99.571% 0.13% 99.997% 0.74% 99.985% 1.26% 99.975%
Se0.95 Sp 0.5 0.02% 99.999% 1.21% 99.935% 0.01% 100.000% 0.04% 99.998% 0.07% 99.996%
Se0.99 Sp 0.14 0.01% 99.999% 0.74% 99.954% 0.00% 100.000% 0.03% 99.998% 0.04% 99.997%
Youden 0.04% 99.998% 2.52% 99.869% 0.02% 99.999% 0.09% 99.996% 0.15% 99.992%
BARD1-CA125
CV validation set average
Sp 0.95 Se0.86 0.18% 99.998% 10.00% 99.905% 0.07% 99.999% 0.37% 99.997% 0.64% 99.994%
Sp 0.99 Se0.74 0.79% 99.997% 32.35% 99.831% 0.28% 99.999% 1.59% 99.994% 2.70% 99.990%
Se0.95 Sp 0.78 0.05% 99.999% 2.71% 99.959% 0.02% 100.000% 0.09% 99.999% 0.16% 99.998%
Se0.99 Sp 0.25 0.01% 100.000% 0.85% 99.974% 0.01% 100.000% 0.03% 99.999% 0.05% 99.998%
Youden 0.13% 99.999% 7.51% 99.917% 0.05% 100.000% 0.27% 99.997% 0.47% 99.995%

PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value; Se, sensitivity; Sp, specificity; BRCAm, BRCA1/2 mutation carriers; <50, 50–64, >50, women less than 50, between 50–64, or more than 50 years of age.