Calf circumference to body mass index ratio: a new anthropometric indicator for ultrasound based sarcopenic obesity by Nermin Karakurt, Ayşe Fadıloğlu, Fatih Güngör, Eda Çeker, Esra Çataltepe, Zekeriya Ulger, Hacer Dogan Varan

“…Conclusion The CC/BMI shows higher sensitivity and predictive value for diagnosing sarcopenic obesity compared to calf circumference adjusted for BMI. …”
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Early Dynamics of Circulating Tumor DNA Following Curative Hypofractionated Radiotherapy Related to Disease Control in Lung Cancer by Kyungmi Yang, Jae Myoung Noh, Yeon Jeong Kim, Hongryull Pyo

“…According to the ROC curves, the max GE showed the best AUC (86.1%) and the cut-off value of the Dmax was 1.5 (sensitivity: 66.7%, specificity: 100%, positive-predictive value: 100%, and negative-predictive value: 57.1%). …”
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A study of cord blood alkaline phosphatase as a predictor of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in a tertiary hospital by Vijay Baburao Sonawane, Rajdeep Agarwal, Mariya Maksud, Amit Saxena, Veeranna Kotrashetti

“…ALP showed high sensitivity (88.2%) but low specificity (41.5%) for predicting hyperbilirubinemia, with a high negative predictive value (NPV) (97.4%) but low positive predictive value (PPV) (12.3%). …”
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Assessment of Oral Fluid HIV Test Performance in an HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Trial in Bangkok, Thailand. by Pravan Suntharasamai, Michael Martin, Kachit Choopanya, Suphak Vanichseni, Udomsak Sangkum, Pairote Tararut, Wanna Leelawiwat, Rapeepan Anekvorapong, Philip A Mock, Thitima Cherdtrakulkiat, Manoj Leethochawalit, Sithisat Chiamwongpaet, Roman J Gvetadze, Janet M McNicholl, Lynn A Paxton, Somyot Kittimunkong, Marcel E Curlin

“…Two participants with non-reactive OraQuick results were, in fact, HIV-infected at screening yielding 99.5% sensitivity, 99.7% specificity, a 97.8% positive predictive value, and a 99.9% negative predictive value. …”
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NEW METABOLIC INDEX USE POTENTIALITIES IN EVALUATION OF INSULIN RESISTANCE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE by G. E. Roytberg, J. V. Dorosh, O. O. Sharkhun, T. I. Ushakova, E. A. Trubino

“…Probability of IR at MI value >7.0 was 63.5% (positive predictive value), probability of IR absence at the index value ≤7.0 was 93.6% (negative predictive value). …”
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Concordance Between Survey and Electronic Health Record Data in the COVID-19 Citizen Science Study: Retrospective Cohort Analysis by Elizabeth Crull, Emily C O'Brien, Pavel Antiperovitch, Kirubel Asfaw, Alexis L Beatty, Djeneba Audrey Djibo, Alan F Kaul, John Kornak, Gregory M Marcus, Madelaine Faulkner Modrow, Jeffrey E Olgin, Jaime Orozco, Soo Park, Noah Peyser, Mark J Pletcher, Thomas W Carton

“…Overall agreement, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and κ statistics with 95% CIs were calculated. …”
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Comparing GLIM and SGA Nutritional Criteria for Malnutrition Assessment and Prognosis in Chronic Heart Failure Patients by Zhou YQ, He WM, Jing S, Xie YQ, Chen S, Li JN

“…The DeLong test revealed that GLIM had a significantly better predictive value (Z = − 1.93, p = 0.043). Multivariate analysis identified malnutrition (both SGA and GLIM), smoking, and elevated BNP as independent risk factors for adverse outcomes. …”
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Cartridge-based nucleic amplification (CBNAAT)/GeneXpert test as a diagnostic modality for the detection of genital tuberculosis in women with infertility by Shaozae, Chavini K., Rai, Yogita, Jaiswal, Nishtha, Jais, Manoj B.

“…GeneXpert demonstrated a sensitivity of 100% (confidence interval (CI) 2.50–100.00%), a specificity of 99.5% (CI 97.23–99.99%), a positive predictive value (PPV) of 50% (CI 12.40–87.60%), and a negative predictive value (NPV) of 100% (CI 98.15–100.00%), with liquid culture as reference. …”
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The diagnostic value of endoscopic score based on acetic acid-enhanced narrow-band imaging for gastric intestinal metaplasia by Chen XU, Zhengyang LI, Haiyan WANG, Yuhao WANG, Xuanguang YE, Miao JIANG

“…ResultsThe sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of AA-NBI in detecting GIM were 96.3%, 91.6%, 94.5%, 95.0%, and 93.6%, respectively. …”
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The accuracy of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography in the diagnosis of biliary atresia in preterm infants with cholestasis by Wei-Che Chen, Hsiao-Yu Lo, Yi-Shan Tsai, Yao-Jong Yang

“…The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and accuracy of MRCP to diagnose BA based on surgical proof or at least 6 months of follow-up were assessed. …”
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OPTIMIZATION OF THE HEART RATE CONTROL IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION BY MONITORING OF THE DIGOXIN CONCENTRATION IN ELDERLY PATIENTS by S. F. Zadvorev, A. A. Yakovlev, A. S. Pushkin, S. A. Rukavishnikova, A. E. Filippov, A. G. Obrezan

“…The role of this diagnostic tool seems to be limited to safety control and negative predictive value for efficacy (the lower concentration, the higher risk of inefficiency), whereas its positive predictive value in terms of efficacy seems contradictory. …”
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Prognostic value of the intubation difficulty scale in bariatric surgery by M. O. Maiorov, D. V. Federiakin, E. V. Belevskii, V. N. Silaev, S. I. Tokareva

“…The objective was to assess the predictive value of the risk scale for difficult intubation in obese patients.   …”
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Preoperative Spino Cranial Angle Predicts Adjacent Segment Degeneration After Single-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion by Li Y, Cheng P, Zhang X, Cheng C

“…The spino cranial angle (SCA), a novel sagittal parameter reflecting head-to-cervical alignment, may be associated with ASD, yet its predictive value remains unclear.Methods: A total of 98 patients who underwent single-level ACDF with at least 24 months of follow-up were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Differential diagnosis of hematogenous osteomyelitis and malignant bone tumors by A. N. Tkachenko, O. F. Nur, A. A. Korneenkov, L. E. Sharova, I. E. Itskovich, I. I. Kushnirchuk, A. Yu. Cherkasov

“…Indicators of the validity of the test was: Sensitivity – 83.05 %, Specificity (Sp) – 86.67 %. Positive Predictive Value (PPV) was 96.08 %, Negative Predictive Value (NPV) – 56.52 %, Accuracy – 83.78 %, which allowed to shorten the time of examination and send patients to specialized hospitals.…”
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Validity of the International Classification of Diseases 10th revision code for hospitalisation with hyponatraemia in elderly patients by Amit X Garg, Salimah Z Shariff, Sonja Gandhi, Jamie L Fleet, Matthew A Weir, Arsh K Jain

“…In the two settings, the positive predictive values were 96.4% (95% CI 94.6% to 97.6%) and 82.3% (95% CI 80.0% to 84.4%), while the negative predictive values were 89.2% (95% CI 89.0% to 89.5%) and 87.1% (95% CI 86.8% to 87.4%). …”
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Streamlining systematic reviews with large language models using prompt engineering and retrieval augmented generation by Fouad Trad, Ryan Yammine, Jana Charafeddine, Marlene Chakhtoura, Maya Rahme, Ghada El-Hajj Fuleihan, Ali Chehab

“…We evaluated performance using article exclusion rate (AER), false negative rate (FNR), specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV). …”
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Evaluation of urine NGAL levels in brain death patients due to trauma: a prospective observational study by Dung Thai Pham, Bang Ngoc Dao, Huy Quang Nguyen, Dung Tien Nguyen, Duong Minh Vu

“…At 0 h, urine NGAL had excellent predictive value for AKI with area under receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve of 0.992 (95% CI 0.976–1.000, p < 0.001). …”
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Validity of the Nepali Ask Suicide Screening Questions tool for medical inpatients by Daman R Poudel, Arun K Sharma, Ram H Chapagain, Manisha Chapagai, Nathan J. Lowry, Mahesh R Sigdel, Krishna P Bista, Rahul Pathak, Arun Kunwar, Janna Patterson, Terrell Carter, Lisa M. Horowitz

“…The ASQ demonstrated good sensitivity (77%; 95% CI: 56–91), specificity (90%; 95% CI: 86–93), positive predictive value (41%; 95% CI: 27–56) and negative predictive value (98%; 95% CI: 95–99) against BSSA. …”
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Helicobacter pylori culture as a key tool for diagnosis in Colombia by Diana F Rojas-Rengifo, Belen Mendoza, Carlos Jaramillo, Paula A Rodríguez-Urrego, José F Vera-Chamorro, Johanna Alvarez, Maria del Pilar Delgado, Luisa F Jimenez-Soto

“…The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) were also calculated. …”
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Evaluation of two commercially available rapid stool antigen tests for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection by Mohamed Abd ElAziz Metwally, Hala Mohamed Alfeky, Hatem Samir Alegaily, Azza Hasan Abbas, El Shahat Ahmed El Shahat, Angham Mohamed Abd Elmonem, Hoda Mohamed Rabie Gabal

“…The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value were as follows: 96.6%, 66.1%, 62%, and 97.4%, respectively for RightSign® test and 96.9%, 50%, 52.5%, and 96.6%, respectively for OnSite® test. …”
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