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. 2022 Apr 8;12:5941. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-09793-7

Table 5.

Predictive validity of the miRNA signaturea for identification of infants with NOWS requiring pharmacologic treatment or prolonged hospitalization.

Indices of validity2 Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
Firth Model1 Bias-adjusted Firth Model1 Bias-adjusted Firth Model1 Bias-adjusted
Estimate 95% CI Estimate Estimate 95% CI Estimate Estimate 95% CI Estimate
Need for pharmacologic treatment
Accuracy, % correct of total 93.1 82.8 93.1 86.2 93.1 84.5
Sensitivity, % 88.2 (63.6; 98.5) 70.6 94.1 (71.3; 99.9) 82.4 88.2 (63.6; 98.5) 70.6
Specificity, % 95.1 (83.5; 99.4) 87.8 92.7 (80.1; 98.5) 87.8 95.1 (83.5; 99.4) 90.2
PPV, % 88.2 (63.6; 98.5) 70.6 84.2 (60.4; 96.6) 73.7 88.2 (63.6; 98.5) 75.0
NPV, % 95.1 (83.5; 99.4) 87.8 97.4 (86.5; 99.9) 92.3 95.1 (83.5; 99.4) 88.1
Prolonged hospitalization
Accuracy, % correct of total 96.6 86.2 98.3 94.8 96.6 91.4
Sensitivity, % 93.3 (68.1; 99.8) 73.3 100.0 (78.2; 100.0) 93.3 100.0 (78.2; 100.0) 86.7
Specificity, % 97.7 (87.7; 99.9) 90.7 97.7 (87.7; 99.9) 95.3 95.3 (84.2; 99.4) 93.0
PPV, % 93.3 (68.1; 99.8) 73.3 93.8 (69.8; 99.8) 87.5 88.2 (63.6; 98.5) 81.3
NPV, % 97.7 (87.7,99.9) 90.7 100.0 (91.6; 100.0) 97.6 100.0 (91.3; 100.0) 95.2

Model 1 includes signature miRNAs.

Model 2 includes signature miRNAs and gestational age.

Model 3 includes signature miRNAs, gestational age, and the type maternal MOUD.

CI confidence interval, MOUD medication for opioid use disorder, NPV negative predictive value, PPV positive predictive value.

aIncludes let-7d-5p, miR-128-3p, miR-30c-5p, miR-421, miR-584-5p for need for pharmacologic treatment and let-7b-5p, miR-10b-5p, miR-128-3p, miR-30c-5p, and miR-421 for prolonged hospitalization. For prolonged hospitalization, miR-10b-5p was dropped from Model 2 and miR-10b-5p, let-7b-5p, and miR-128-3p were dropped from Model 3 due to lack of convergence.

1Maximum likelihood estimates adjusted for small sample size using Firth's penalized likelihood approach.

2Based on using prediction probability point specified for each model (pharmacological treatment: Models 1 and 2: ≥ 0.46, Model 3: ≥ 0.60; prolonged hospitalization: Model 1: ≥ 0.55, Model 2: ≥ 0.45, Model 3: ≥ 0.40).