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. 2022 May 23;18(1):2–9. doi: 10.17925/EE.2022.18.1.2

Table 1: Characteristics of individual studies included in the review9,10,2128.

Study, year, country N Index test (UCPCR cut-off in nmol/mol) Sensitivity, % Specificity, % PPV, % NPV, %
Genetic testing for MODY and exclusion of T1DM by antibody testing
Shields et al, 2017, UK27 51 >0.2 98.0 85.0 20.0 99.9
Shepherd et al, 2016, UK28 20 >0.2 99.0 N/A N/A N/A
Yılmaz Ağladioğlu et al, 2015, Turkey26 27 >0.2 96.3 85.7 81.3 97.9
Besser et al, 2013, UK10 39 >0.7 100.0 97.0 N/A N/A
Besser et al, 2011, UK9 97 >0.2 97.0 96.0 N/A N/A
Wang et al, 2019, China22 23 >0.2 87.0 92.7 83.3 94.6
Positive T1DM by antibody tests and exclusion of MODY by genetic testing
Shields et al, 2017, UK27 1,362 <0.2 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Shepherd et al, 2016, UK28 817 <0.2 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Yılmaz Ağladioğlu et al, 2015, Turkey26 42 <0.2 85.7 96.3 97.3 81.3
Oram et al, 2015, UK25 924 <0.2 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Besser et al, 2013, UK10 120 <0.7 100.0 97.0 N/A N/A
Liu et al, 2019, China21 61 <0.2 68.9 95.8 67.7 96.0
Besser et al, 2011, UK9 69 <0.2 N/A N/A N/A N/A
90 minutes post-mixed-meal serum C-peptide (if UCPCR <0.2 nmol/mmol) and exclusion of T1DM by antibody testing
Hope et al, 2013, UK24 188 >0.2 96.0 100.0 100.0 27.0
Hope et al, 2016, UK23 41 <0.2 83.0 93.0 90.0 N/A
WHO criteria for T2DM diagnosis and exclusion of T1DM by antibody testing
Liu et al, 2019, China21 471 >0.2 95.8 68.9 96.0 67.7
WHO diagnostic criteria for T2DM, exclusion of T1DM by antibody testing and exclusion of MODY by genetic testing
Wang et al, 2019, China22 136 >0.2 81.6 92.9 96.5 67.5

MODY = maturity-onset diabetes of the young; N/A = not available; N = number; NPV = negative predictive value; PPV = positive predictive value; T1DM = type 1 diabetes mellitus; T2DM = type 2 diabetes mellitus; UCPCR = urine C-peptide creatinine ratio; WHO = World Health Organization.