Table 2.
Diagnostic accuracy of serum BUN and BUN/creatinine ratio to identify patients with citrin deficiency.
| Index | Timing | AUC | Cutoff | Sensitivity | Specificity | Positive LR | Negative LR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serum BUN | First visit | 0.94 | 13 | 0.78 | 0.89 | 6.8 | 0.3 |
| 12 | 0.89 | 0.86 | 6.2 | 0.1 | |||
| 11 | 1.00 | 0.86 | 7.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 10 | 1.00 | 0.71 | 3.5 | 0.0 | |||
| ≤60 days | 0.80 | 13 | 0.30 | 0.91 | 3.2 | 0.8 | |
| 12 | 0.60 | 0.88 | 4.8 | 0.5 | |||
| 11 | 0.70 | 0.75 | 2.8 | 0.4 | |||
| 10 | 0.70 | 0.69 | 2.2 | 0.4 | |||
| ≤100 days | 0.98 | 13 | 0.50 | 0.97 | 17.5 | 0.5 | |
| 12 | 0.50 | 0.94 | 8.8 | 0.5 | |||
| 11 | 0.70 | 0.83 | 4.1 | 0.4 | |||
| 10 | 0.80 | 0.71 | 2.8 | 0.3 | |||
| Serum BUN/creatinine ratio | First visit | 0.78 | 80 | 0.11 | 0.97 | 3.9 | 0.9 |
| 70 | 0.22 | 0.94 | 3.9 | 0.8 | |||
| 60 | 0.33 | 0.91 | 3.9 | 0.7 | |||
| 50 | 0.67 | 0.71 | 2.3 | 0.5 | |||
| ≤60 days | 0.81 | 80 | 0.50 | 0.97 | 16.0 | 0.5 | |
| 70 | 0.50 | 0.88 | 4.0 | 0.6 | |||
| 60 | 0.60 | 0.72 | 2.1 | 0.6 | |||
| 50 | 0.80 | 0.56 | 1.8 | 0.4 | |||
| ≤100 days | 0.85 | 80 | 0.70 | 0.97 | 24.5 | 0.3 | |
| 70 | 0.70 | 0.91 | 8.2 | 0.3 | |||
| 60 | 0.70 | 0.77 | 3.1 | 0.4 | |||
| 50 | 0.80 | 0.57 | 1.9 | 0.4 |
AUC, area under the curve; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; LR, likelihood ratio.