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Table 3 Youden index cutoffs for the discrimination of prion disease from the other cohorts and the corresponding AUC, sensitivity, specificity, and positive likelihood ratio

From: β-synuclein in cerebrospinal fluid as a potential biomarker for distinguishing human prion diseases from Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease

Comparison

Youden index

AUC

Positive likelihood ratio

β-syn cut-off, pg/ml

Sensitivity (95% CI), %

Specificity (95% CI), %

AD + PD vs

sCJD

0.578

0.764

2.965

337.0

87.21 (78.53–92.71)

70.59 (46.87–86.72)

T188K-gCJD

0.703

0.849

4.983

842.5

87.93 (77.12–94.03)

82.35 (58.97–93.81)

E200K-gCJD

0.675

0.855

3.294

332.5

96.88 (84.26–99.84)

70.59 (46.87–86.72)

P102L-GSS

0.609

0.769

4.452

809.5

78.59 (52.41–92.43)

82.35 (58.97–93.81)

D178N-FFI

0.374

0.721

2.061

266.0

72.73 (55.78–84.93)

64.71 (41.30–82.69)

VE + AE vs

sCJD

0.295

0.577

1.465

271.5

93.02 (85.60–96.76)

36.49 (26.44–47.87)

T188K-gCJD

0.445

0.707

2.221

1304.0

81.03 (69.15–89.07)

63.51 (52.13–73.56)

E200K-gCJD

0.421

0.701

2.073

1159.0

81.25 (64.69–91.11)

60.81 (49.42–71.14)

P102L-GSS

0.330

0.606

1.626

598.0

85.71 (60.06–97.46)

47.03 (36.34–58.52)

D178N-FFI

0.196

0.512

1.264

145.5

93.94 (80.39–98.92)

25.68 (17.10–36.65)

  1. Abbreviation: AUC area under the curve