Table 3

Sensitivity and specificity at baseline and during cold/warm cycle of temperature difference and the asymmetry factor


|Average fingertip temperature difference at rest.|
|Max. average fingertip temperature difference during temperature cycle.|
Asymmetry factor at rest.
Minimum Asymmetry factor during the temperature cycle.

Sensitivity
76%
92%
100%
100%
Specificity
38%
75%
75%
83%
Positive predictive value
62
85
100
100
Negative predictive value
43
86
73
79
Cut-off points
0.1°C
1.4°C
0.81
0.73
AUC 95% interval and Std.Error
0.48 0.221–0.737(0.101)
0.87* 0.666–1.063(0.101)
0.90* 0.767–1,035(0.068)
0.96** 0.879–1.038(0.40)
Likelihood ratio positive test
1.2
3.7
4
5.9
Likelihood negative test
0.6
0.1
0
0
Difference in AUC
0.39*
0.06

*Significant at the p < 0.05 level.

**Significant at the p < 0.001 level.

Niehof et al. BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2006 5:30   doi:10.1186/1475-925X-5-30