Table 2 Sensitivity and specificity values of different RILA cut-off values.

From: Assessment of the predictive power the radiation-induced lymphocyte apoptosis method in prostate cancer patients

  

GU

IPSS

RILA value (%)

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

lower tertile

5.76

54.6

73.7

37.5

84.8

42.8

69.1

18.8

87.9

upper tertile

18.92

81.8

39.5

27.3

87.5

100.0

40.5

21.2

100

max. Youden

15.95

81.8

52.6

33.3

90.9

100.0

52.4

25.9

100

  1. (GU: genitourinary side effects, IPSS: international prostate symptom score, PPV: positive predictive value, NPV: negative predictive value).
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