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Table 7 Discriminating thresholds and diagnostic performance of D-value for distinguishing severe from moderate COPD using forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) spirometric parameter as a reference (gold) standard

From: Assessment of artificial intelligence-aided chest computed tomography in diagnosis of chronic obstructive airway disease: an observational study

Coordinates of ROC curve

Threshold for achieving optimal sensitivity and specificity

Threshold for achieving near-90% sensitivity

Threshold for achieving near-90% specificity

AUC

0.705

Standard error

0.070

95%CI

0.569–0.842

p value

0.013*

Cut-off

 ≥ − 4.2

 ≥ − 4.3

 ≥ − 3.5

Sensitivity

 TP/(TP + FN)

77.8%

88.9%

28.0%

Specificity

 TN/(TN + FP)

60.0%

54.0%

89.7%

  1. ROC curve = receiver operating characteristics curve, AUC area under ROC curve, CI confidence interval, TP true positive, FN false negative, TN true negative, FP false positive
  2. * Significant p value < 0.05
  3. ** Highly significant p value < 0.01