Table 3.

Diagnostic potential of TSH level as a marker of the presence of thyroid cancer.

AUC (±95% CI)	0.877 (0.818–0.935)
p value	<0.0001 *
sensitivity	0.830
specificity	0.902
accuracy	0.892
PPV	0.574
NPV	0.971
Youden index	0.731

*—statistically significant; 95%CI—95% confidence interval; AUC—area under the ROC curve; PPV—positive predictive value; NPV—negative predictive value.