Table 4: Analysis of the parameters of diagnostic efficiency of the RF according to the reference values. The first 60 U/mL is recommended by the reagent supplier, the second 18 U/mL is obtained from the 97.5 percentile from the average obtained in a population of 150 healthy individuals, and the third 12.5 U/mL corresponds to the mean ± two standard deviations of the results obtained in the same population. The results are expressed in percentages.
Cut Off |
Sensibility (%) |
Specificity (%) |
PPV (%) |
NPV (%) |
60 UI/mL |
34.9 |
94.3 |
84.0 |
91.0 |
18 UI/mL |
55.5 |
87.9 |
67.3 |
81.4 |
12.5 UI/mL |
65.0 |
83.6 |
64.0 |
84.2 |