Table 4 Comparison of the malignant diagnosability of M30 and biliary cytology.

From: The efficacy of serum cell death biomarkers for diagnosing biliary tract cancer

 

M30 (cut-off value: 74.429 U/l)

Biliary cytology

P value

Sensitivity % (n)

76.0 (19/25)

12.0 (3/25)

<0.001

Specificity % (n)

81.0 (17/21)

100 (21/21)

0.11

Accuracy % (n)

78.3 (36/46)

52.2 (24/46)

0.015

PPV % (n)

82.6 (19/23)

100 (3/3)

1.0

NPV % (n)

73.9 (17/23)

48.8 (21/43)

0.07

 

M30 (cut-off value: 74.429 U/l)

Biliary cytology or brush cytology

P value

Sensitivity % (n)

72.4 (21/29)

24.1 (7/29)

<0.001

Specificity % (n)

81.0 (17/21)

100 (21/21)

0.11

Accuracy % (n)

76.0 (38/50)

56.0 (28/50)

0.057

PPV % (n)

84.0 (21/25)

100 (7/7)

0.55

NPV % (n)

68.0 (17/23)

48.8 (21/43)

0.14

  1. PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value.