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Table 2 Validation of a cutoff value of 2.6937 for the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in predicting serious clinical outcomes for patients with COVID-19

From: Predictive value of the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio for disease deterioration and serious adverse outcomes in patients with COVID-19: a prospective cohort study

Serious clinical outcomes

No. of patients

% (95% confidence interval)

Sensitivity

Specificity

Positive predictive value

Negative predictive value

Deterioration

341

82.0 (69.0–91.0)

69.1 (63.8–74.8)

31.3 (23.4–39.7)

95.7 (93.0–99.2)

Shock

338

93.3 (68.0–100)

64.1 (58.9–69.7)

10.8 (5.4–16.3)

99.5 (98.6–100)

Death

341

92.9 (66.0–100)

63.9 (58.7–69.5)

9.9 (4.8–15.2)

99.5 (98.6–100)