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Table 2 ROC analysis of retinal thickness values

From: Retinal and choroidal thickness measurements using spectral domain optical coherence tomography in anterior and intermediate uveitis

  

Central (CSF)

3 mm ring

6 mm ring

Normal - IMU

AUC

0.800

0.765

0.822

 

Specificity

91.1

100

70.6

 

Sensitivity

73.9

56.5

87.0

 

Cut-off value (μm)

297

383

304

 

p value

<0.0001

0.0003

<0.0001

Normal - AU

AUC

NA

0.659

0.750

 

Specificity

NA

82.4

66.7

 

Sensitivity

NA

57.1

76.5

 

Cut-off value (μm)

NA

358

306

 

p value

NA

0.0004

0.0002

  1. The high sensitivity and specificity of the cut-off value received as a result of the ROC-analysis in the central retinal thickness allows us to use the 297 μm as a lower threshold for the macular edema in IMU.
  2. AUC - Area under curve, CSF-Central subfield.
  3. NA = Not applicable.
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BMC Ophthalmology

ISSN: 1471-2415

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