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. 2021 Aug 3;10(15):3448. doi: 10.3390/jcm10153448

Table 4.

Sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values for sarcopenia.

Sensitivity (95% CI) Specificity (95% CI) PPV (95% CI) NPV (95% CI)
SARC-F ≥ 1 0.65 (0.55–0.75) 0.68 (0.64–0.72) 0.27 (0.21–0.33) 0.92 (0.89–0.94)
SARC-F ≥ 2 0.39 (0.29–0.49) 0.84 (0.81–0.87) 0.30 (0.22–0.38) 0.89 (0.86–0.91)
SARC-F ≥ 3 0.28 (0.19–0.38) 0.91 (0.88–0.93) 0.34 (0.24–0.45) 0.88 (0.85–0.90)
SARC-F ≥ 4 0.21 (0.13–0.30) 0.94 (0.92–0.96) 0.38 (0.25–0.52) 0.87 (0.84–0.90)

CI, confidence interval; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value.