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Table 3 Values for diagnostic utility measures for each of the inflammatory back pain definitions and other features of SpA in relation to the presence of sacroiliitis on MRI and positive HLA-B27 testing

From: Sponyloarthritis features forecasting the presence of HLA-B27 or sacroiliitis on magnetic resonance imaging in patients with suspected axial spondyloarthritis: results from a cross-sectional study in the ESPeranza Cohort

 

Sacroiliitis on MRI

HLA-B27

Sen

Spe

LR+

LR−

PPV

NPV

Sen

Spe

LR+

LR−

PPV

NPV

IBP definition

Calin criteria

51.5

70.9

1.8

0.7

54.0

68.8

36.3

74.2

1.4

0.9

49.7

62.3

Berlin criteria

72.3

50.5

1.5

0.6

49.2

73.3

64.1

49.3

1.3

0.7

47.1

66.1

ASAS criteria

47.7

77.0

2.1

0.7

57.9

68.9

31.5

80.7

1.6

0.9

53.5

62.3

IBP definition plus other IBP characteristics

Calin + alt. buttock

30.8

94.9

6.0

0.7

80.0

67.4

17.4

86.4

1.3

1.0

51.0

56.3

Calin + NSAIDs

36.2

80.1

1.8

0.8

54.7

65.4

28.5

75.7

1.2

0.9

48.8

56.5

Calin + night

28.0

94.9

5.5

0.8

77.8

67.4

16.2

87.9

1.3

1.0

52.3

56.3

Calin + alt. buttock + night

26.9

94.9

5.3

0.8

77.8

66.2

16.0

88.1

1.3

1.0

52.3

56.3

Calin + alt. buttock + NSAIDs

20.0

96.9

6.5

0.8

81.3

64.6

10.4

91.0

1.2

1.0

48.4

55.5

Calin + Night + NSAIDs

29.2

87.2

2.3

0.8

60.3

65.0

21.5

88.3

1.8

0.9

56.3

61.5

Berlin + Insidious

64.6

62.2

1.7

0.6

53.1

72.6

50.7

53.1

1.1

0.9

46.8

57.0

Berlin + NSAIDs

53.8

68.4

1.7

0.7

53.0

69.1

48.9

66.1

1.4

0.8

50.4

64.7

Berlin + insidious + NSAIDs

47.7

76.0

2.0

0.7

56.9

68.7

34.0

67.2

1.0

1.0

45.8

55.6

ASAS + alt. Buttock

30.8

94.4

5.5

0.7

78.4

94.4

18.1

86.4

1.3

0.9

52.0

56.5

ASAS + NSAIDs

36.9

86.2

2.7

0.7

64.0

67.3

24.4

82.0

1.4

0.9

56.4

61.9

ASAS + stiffness

39.2

81.1

2.1

0.7

58.0

66.8

31.3

76.3

1.3

0.9

51.7

57.7

ASAS + alt. Buttock + NSAIDs

21.5

96.4

6.0

0.8

80.0

64.9

10.7

94.3

1.9

0.9

56.9

94.3

ASAS + stiffness + NSAIDs

28.5

88.8

2.5

0.8

62.7

65.2

19.4

83.1

1.1

1.0

48.3

55.9

ASAS + stiffness + alt. buttock

26.9

94.9

5.3

0.8

77.8

66.2

16.0

88.1

1.3

1.0

52.3

56.3

Other SpA features

Enthesitis

11.5

84.7

0.8

1.0

33.3

59.1

17.8

85.1

1.2

0.9

85.1

45.7

Peripheral arthritis

13.8

90.3

1.4

0.9

48.6

61.2

16.7

87.7

1.4

0.9

87.7

48.9

Dactylitis

23.1

94.4

4.1

0.8

21.4

59.3

4.8

96.9

1.6

09

96.9

52.0

Uveitis

6.2

95.9

1.5

0.9

50.0

60.6

8.1

96.9

2.6

0.9

96.9

64.7

Psoriasis

10.0

88.8

0.9

1.0

37.1

59.8

7.0

83.8

0.4

1.1

83.8

23.5

Inflammatory bowel disease

23.1

96.4

6.4

0.8

30.0

59.8

1.5

94.5

0.3

1.0

94.5

16.0

Family history of SpA

27.7

73.0

1.0

0.9

40.4

60.3

33.7

80.2

1.7

0.8

80.2

54.5

Elevated CRP

40.8

77.5

1.8

0.8

55.1

66.0

38.5

77.1

1.7

0.8

77.1

54.6

HLA-B27

59.7

65.1

1.7

0.6

53.5

70.6

  1. MRI magnetic resonance imaging, HLA-B27 human leucocyte antigen B27, Sen sensitivity, Spe specificity, LR+ positive likelihood ratio, LR− negative likelihood ratio, PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value, ASAS Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society, Alt. alternating, NSAIDs nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, SpA spondyloarthritis, CRP C-reactive protein