Table 4 Results of receiver operating characteristic analysis between control and early glaucoma eyes.

From: Diagnostic capability of Pulsar perimetry in pre-perimetric and early glaucoma

parameters

AUC (SE)

p value

Best cut-off

Se/Sp

Se at 80% Sp

Se at 90% Sp

Pulsar perimetry

Mean defect (src)

0.851 (0.044)

<0.001

>1

77.1/83.7

77.1

58.0

Square loss variance (src)

0.851 (0.042)

<0.001

>1.6

94.3/60.5

67.4

57.4

Number of CP < 5%

0.838 (0.044)

<0.001

>0

100/50.2

69.1

50.3

Number of CP < 1%

0.837 (0.044)

<0.001

>0

82.9/76.7

77.5

61.4

Flicker perimetry

Mean defect (Hz)

0.718 (0.057)

<0.001

>5.9

68.6/65.1

42.9

22.9

Square loss variance (Hz)

0.869 (0.043)

<0.001

>4.8

82.9/81.4

82.9

69.0

Number of CP < 5%

0.837 (0.048)

<0.001

>4

80.7/81.4

80.7

51.1

Number of CP < 1%

0.837 (0.044)

<0.001

>0

82.9/76.7

77.5

61.1

OCT-disc

Total thickness (μm)

0.891 (0.035)

<0.001

\(\leqq \)86

65.7/95.4

75.1

70.1

Superior thickness (μm)

0.705 (0.034)

<0.001

\(\leqq \)110

91.4/79.1

90.3

74.3

Temporal thickness (μm)

0.645 (0.063)

0.022

\(\leqq \)62

28.6/95.4

40.0

30.3

Inferior thickness (μm)

0.907 (0.032)

<0.001

\(\leqq \) 105

74.3/90.7

74.3

74.3

Nasal thickness (μm)

0.549 (0.067)

0.466

\(\leqq \)60

40.0/74.4

24.6

11.6

Disc area (mm2)

0.504 (0.068)

0.957

\(\leqq \)2.31

60.0/25.6

32.3

14.3

Cup area (mm2)

0.748 (0.056)

<0.001

>0.54

88.6/53.5

56.0

37.1

Rim area (mm2)

0.792 (0.534)

<0.001

\(\leqq \)1.17

88.6/67.4

64.6

42.9

Cup/Disc area ratio

0.816 (0.049)

<0.001

>0.42

80.0/72.1

70.3

44.6

Linear CDR

0.814 (0.050)

<0.001

>0.60

80.0/72.1

68.6

40.6

Vertical CDR

0.867 (0.044)

<0.001

>0.64

88.6/72.1

68.6

63.7

Cup volume (mm3)

0.746 (0.056)

<0.001

>0.09

88.6/53.5

52.0

40.0

Rim volume (mm3)

0.776 (0.054)

<0.001

\(\leqq \)0.27

69.8/37.2

64.6

43.7

Horizontal DD (mm)

0.521 (0.068)

0.761

>1.65

34.3/79.1

32.0

8.6

Vertical DD (mm)

0.515 (0.068)

0.822

\(\leqq \)1.59

25.7/90.7

27.4

25.7

OCT-macular

Total mRNFL

0.862 (0.041)

<0.001

\(\leqq \)31

68.6/90.7

72.6

68.9

Superior mRNFL

0.751 (0.058)

<0.001

\(\leqq \)31

60.0/83.7

62.7

42.1

Inferior mRNFL

0.861 (0.042)

<0.001

\(\leqq \) 32

68.6/86.1

71.1

63.7

Total mGCL+

0.816 (0.051)

<0.001

\(\leqq \)63

74.3/83.7

76.6

41.7

Superior mGCL+

0.757 (0.057)

<0.001

\(\leqq \)66

80.0/67.4

47.4

35.1

Inferior mGCL+

0.803 (0.051)

<0.001

\(\leqq \)60

62.9/86.1

65.1

48.3

Total mGCL + +

0.855 (0.043)

<0.001

\(\leqq \)97

77.1/86.1

78.4

54.7

Superior mGCL + +

0.783 (0.053)

<0.001

\(\leqq \)98

68.6/79.1

66.3

49.4

Inferior mGCL + +

0.854 (0.043)

<0.001

\(\leqq \)100

85.7/72.1

70.9

61.9

  1. PPG = pre-perimetric glaucoma; EG = early glaucoma; CP = corrected probability; OCT = optical coherence tomography; CDR = cup to disc ratio; DD = disc diameter; mRNFL = macular retinal nerve fiber layer; mGCL = macular ganglion cell layer and inner plexiform layer; mGCL +  +  = mRNFL and mGGCL + .
  2. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.
  3. The highest AUC are expressed by italic bold numbers in each device.