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Table 3 Diagnostic validity of the scoring system at different cut-offs

From: Validation of a new simple scoring system to predict spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients with cirrhosis and ascites

Cut-off

Sensitivity

(95% CI) (%)

Specificity

(95% CI) (%)

PPV

(95% CI) (%)

NPV

(95% CI) (%)

1

100 (89.7– 100)

2.3 (0.28–8.0)

28.6 (20.7–37.6)

100 (15.8–100)

2

94.1 (80.3–99,3)

11.5 (5.6–20.1)

29.4 (21.0–38.3)

83.3 (51.6–97.9)

3

88.2 (72.5–96,7)

57.5 (46.4–68.0)

44.8 (32.6–57.4)

92.6 (82.1–97.9)

4

85.3 (68.9–95,0)

97.7 (91.9–99.7)

93.5 (78.6–99.2)

94.4 (87.5–98.2)

5

52.9 (35.1–70,2)

100 (95.8–100)

100 (81.5–100)

84.5 (76.0–90.9)

  1. 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value