Table 4 Diagnostic specificity and sensitivity according to receiver operating characteristic-optimized decision limits for N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide
|  | All (n = 393) | <1y (n = 79) | 1-2y (n = 109) | 2-6y (n = 176) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Specificity (%) | Cut-point (pg/ml) | N | Cut-point (pg/ml) | N | Cut-point (pg/ml) | N | Cut-point (pg/ml) | N |
95 | 9860.0 | 27 | 10,215.0 | 4 | 7060.0 | 4 | 12,150.0 | 13 |
99 | 32,900.0 | 4 | 19,250.0 | 1 | 12,300.0 | 1 | 32,900.0 | 4 |
Sensitivity (%) | Cut-point (pg/ml) | N | Cut-point (pg/ml) | N | Cut-point (pg/ml) | N | Cut-point (pg/ml) | N |
95 | 161.5 | 357 | 249 | 71 | 213.5 | 100 | 60 | 174 |
99 | 56.5 | 391 | 96.5 | 78 | 69 | 108 | 50 | 176 |