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