Table 5.
Diagnostic efficacy and the ROC curves of Kwak-TIRADS categories.
| Sensitivity [95% CIs] | Specificity [95% CIs] | DOR [95% CIs] | AUC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0.1433 [0.1099; 0.1848]; I2 = 94.7% | 0.9961 [0.9908; 0.9983]; I2 = 91.7% | 25.8479 [12.8192; 52.1181]; I2 = 87.7% | 0.647 |
| 4c | 0.7538 [0.6426; 0.8391]; I2 = 98.5% | 0.8904 [0.8205; 0.9352]; I2 = 99.2% | 24.2039 [15.0245; 38.9914]; I2= 96.6% | 0.895 |
| 4b | 0.9584 [0.9308; 0.9753]; I2 = 94.5% | 0.6379 [0.4983; 0.7575]; I2 = 99.5% | 38.0578 [22.2904; 64.9785]; I2= 93.7% | 0.929 |
| 4a | 0.9908 [0.9799; 0.9958]; I2 = 95.3% | 0.3286 [0.1986; 0.4914]; I2 = 99.8% | 45.6067 [26.6992; 77.9037]; I2= 88.4% | 0.925 |
ROC: receiver operating characteristic; CI: confidence interval; AUC: area under the curve; Kwak-TIRADS: Kwak-Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System.