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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Feb 23.
Published in final edited form as: Biologicals. 2018 Nov 18;57:9–20. doi: 10.1016/j.biologicals.2018.11.001

Table 7.

MMACA assay Diagnostic Sensitivity (DSN) and Specificity (DSP).

Proc Logistic Model Antigen Antigen concentration (IU or AU/ mL)/Probability cutoff (%) DSN DSP

Single analyte Pt 17.10 85.42% 81.69%
22.35 83.33% 84.51%
37.41 79.17% 95.78%
53.20 77.08% 97.18%

Forward Selection Fim2/3, Pt and Pt × Fim2/3 36.40% 87.50% 85.92%
38.36% 85.42% 88.73%
43.62% 83.33% 91.55%
49.37% 81.25% 94.37%

Forward Selection without Hierarchy Fha, Act × Fha, Fim2/3, Fha × Pt and Act × Prn*Pt 19.51% 93.75% 78.87%
21.43% 91.67% 78.87%
31.38% 87.50% 85.92%
35.60% 85.42% 87.32%

Stepwise Selection without Hierarchy Fha, Fim2/3 and Fha × Pt 25.69% 89.58% 81.69%
27.00% 87.50% 83.10%
35.22% 85.42% 91.55%
38.85% 83.33% 91.55%
57.81% 77.08% 98.59%

Backwards Selection Act, Fha, Fim2/3, Act × Fim2/3, Fha × Fim2/3, Prn, Act × Prn, Fim2/3 × Prn, Act × Fim2/3,*Prn, Pt, Act × Pt, Fha × Pt, Fim2/3 × Pt, and Act × Fim2/3 × Pt 9.76% 95.83% 77.46%
14.52% 93.75% 85.92%
50.23% 91.67% 95.77%
55.67% 89.58% 97.18%
64.05% 87.50% 100.00%

Backwards Selection without Hierarchy Fha, Act × Fha*Fim2/3, Prn, Act × Prn, Fha × Prn, Act × Fha*Fim2/3 × Prn, Pt, Act × PT, Fim2/3 × Pt and Act × Fha*Fim2/3 × Prn*PT 13.33% 95.83% 81.69%
21.50% 93.75% 84.51%
50.29% 91.67% 95.77%
54.51% 87.50% 98.59%
63.07% 83.33% 100.00%

Act – Adenylate cyclase; Fha – filamentous hemagglutinin; Fim2/3 - Fimbria; Prn – Pertactin; Pt – Pertussis toxin antigens.