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. 2012 Aug 16;2012:604141. doi: 10.1155/2012/604141

Table 4.

Diagnostic features of the direct and calculated markers of the βAPB.

Marker Cutoff (pg/mL) Sensitivity (>85%) Specificity (>80%) ROC (>0.80)
UP Aβ1-40 23.2 AD AD/HC 40.0 93.8 0.59
17.0 MCI MCI/HC 85.7 68.8 0.80
22.5 AD AD/MCI 40.0 71.4 0.35

DP Aβ1-40 63.8 AD AD/HC 46.7 81.3 0.59
63.8 MCI MCI/HC 85.7 81.3 0.81
72.2 AD AD/MCI 40.0 71.4 0.36

CB Aβ1-40 71.9 AD AD/HC 53.3 87.5 0.65
71.1 MCI MCI/HC 85.7 81.3 0.85
211.3 AD AD/MCI 13.3 100.0 0.40

UP Aβ1-42 10.28 AD AD/HC 46.7 87.5 0.65
9.2 MCI MCI/HC 85.7 81.3 0.90
67.4 AD AD/MCI 6.7 100.0 0.26

DP Aβ1-42 47.4 AD AD/HC 46.7 87.5 0.62
50.3 MCI MCI/HC 57.1 93.8 0.79
151.7 AD AD/MCI 6.7 100.0 0.35

CB Aβ1-42 76.9 AD AD/HC 40.0 100.0 0.74
59.8 MCI MCI/HC 100.0 50.0 0.72
71.3 AD AD/MCI 53.3 71.4 0.48

T40 (DP + CB) 132.7 AD AD/HC 53.3 81.3 0.60
132.7 MCI MCI/HC 85.7 81.3 0.83
550.8 AD AD/MCI 13.3 100 0.37

T42 (DP + CB) 115.8 AD AD/HC 53.3 87.5 0.71
103.3 MCI MCI/HC 100 50 0.77
113.7 AD AD/MCI 53.3 57.1 0.41

T-βAPB (T40 + T42) 235.5 AD AD/HC 53.3 81.3 0.65
235.5 MCI MCI/HC 85.7 81.3 0.84
778.1 AD AD/MCI 13.3 100 0.38

Highlighted in bold are the results that met the criterion considered suitable as figure in the heading. PPV: positive predictive value. NPV: negative predictive value. ROC: area under the receiver operating characteristic curve.