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Table 3 Diagnostic performance of the LR model with other parameters for predicting high grade prostate cancer

From: Developing a nomogram based on multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging for forecasting high-grade prostate cancer to reduce unnecessary biopsies within the prostate-specific antigen gray zone

Predictor

Area under the Curve (95% CI)

Threshold

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

PPV

NPV

p value

LR model

0.85 (0.79–0.90)

>0.36

87.3

78.4

76.3

90.4

(−)

Age (year)

0.63 (0.50–0.67)

>71.2

72.7

59.4

58.4

73.4

<0.001

tPSA (ng/ml)

0.54 (0.48–0.67)

>7.4

61.2

52.9

51.3

63.5

<0.001

fPSA (ng/ml)

0.52 (0.51–0.69)

>2.1

61.7

60.4

59.4

63.4

<0.001

PSA f/t

0.66 (0.61–0.74)

>0.18

61.1

69.9

59.2

72.9

<0.001

MRI-based PV (cm3)

0.64 (0.54–0.72)

<39.4

70.1

60.9

58.8

72.2

<0.001

Adjusted PSAD

(ng/ml/cm3)

0.74 (0.66–0.79)

>0.16

77.2

60.3

59.3

78.6

0.013

DRE results

0.61 (0.57–0.72)

NA

65.3

59.4

61.5

67.3

<0.001

TRUS results

0.54 (0.51–0.64)

NA

64.1

53.9

51.2

67.9

<0.001

PI-RADS v2 scores

0.76 (0.71–0.84)

>3

78.5

74.2

72.8

79.2

0.018

  1. LR Logistic regression, PSA prostate-specific antigen, MRI Magnetic resonance imaging, PV Prostate volume, PSAD Prostate-specific antigen density, DRE Digital rectal examination, TRUS transrectal ultrasound, PI-RADS v2 Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System version 2, PPV Positive predictive value, NPV Negative predictive value