Table 3

- Relationship to 4-year mortality by N-ratio.

Cut-offDiagnostic valuesROC curveOdds ratio
SensitivitySpecificityPPVNPVArea (SE)95% CIP-valueOdds ratio95% CIP-value
N-ratio0.3265.20%72.00%51.7081.80%0.700 (0.069)0.565 - 0.8350.0064.8211.675 - 13,8760.003
  • PPV: positive predictive palue, NPV: negative predictive value, SE: standard error, CI: confidence interval