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Table 4 Parameters of the scoring model using different cut-off scores as decision thresholds

From: The development and validation of a diagnostic scoring system to differentiate pulmonary tuberculosis from non-tuberculosis pulmonary infections in HIV-infected patients with severe immune suppression

Decision threshold

Sensitivity

Specificity

Positive likelihood ratios

Negative likelihood ratios

 > 4.0

99.30

17.10

1.20

0.04

 > 4.5

98.60

22.26

1.27

0.06

 > 5.5

97.20

31.29

1.41

0.09

 > 6.5

96.90

43.23

1.71

0.07

 > 7.0

95.80

50.65

1.94

0.08

 > 7.5

95.50

56.45

2.19

0.08

 > 8.0

92.00

61.61

2.40

0.13

 > 8.5

91.00

64.84

2.59

0.14

 > 9.0

89.20

71.29

3.11

0.15

 > 9.5

86.50

73.55

3.27

0.18

 > 10.0

84.70

76.45

3.60

0.20

 > 10.5

81.60

80.65

4.22

0.23

 > 11.0

80.20

83.23

4.78

0.24

 > 11.5

77.80

85.16

5.24

0.26

 > 12.0

76.40

87.74

6.23

0.27

 > 12.5

71.90

90.97

7.96

0.31

 > 13.0

70.10

92.26

9.06

0.32

 > 13.5

68.10

93.55

10.55

0.34

 > 14.0

66.70

95.48

14.76

0.35

 > 14.5

62.50

95.81

14.90

0.39

 > 15.0

57.60

96.77

17.87

0.44