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. 2022 Jul 21;22:637. doi: 10.1186/s12879-022-07617-7

Table 2.

Diagnostic performance of empirically derived threshold models for SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Positivity

Accuracy Sensitivity Specificity PPV NPV
Metric
 ≥ 40% 0.818 (0.7830.853) 0.792 (0.735–0.842) 0.850 (0.791–0.891) 0.850 (0.799–0.894) 0.792 (0.740–0.843)
 > 10% 0.776 (0.738–0.815) 0.898 (0.8520.934) 0.646 (0.578–0.709) 0.731 (0.680–0.782) 0.855 (0.8020.909)
 > 80% 0.774 (0.736–0.813) 0.593 (0.528–0.656) 0.968 (0.9360.987) 0.952 (0.9180.987) 0.689 (0.638–0.741)
Most accurate model (AI airspace opacity severity ≥ 40%)
 False Positive Rate 0.155 (0.107–0.202) LR+  5.13 (3.74–7.03) RR 4.06 (3.15–5.23)
 False Negative Rate 0.208 (0.156–0.259) LR− 0.246 (0.190–0.317) OR 20.9 (12.9–33.7)

Bolded values indicate highest values for each category

SARS-CoV-2: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; RT-PCR: reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; PPV: positive predictive value; NPV: negative predictive value; LR: likelihood ratio; RR: relative risk; OR: odds ratio