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Table 2 Predictive values of cognitive function in amyloid accumulation

From: Computer-based cognitive tests and cerebral pathology among Japanese older adults

 

Memory

 

TMT-A

 

TMT-B

 

DSST

 

MMSE

 > 1.0SD below

 > 1.5SD below

 > 1.0SD below

 > 1.5SD below

 > 1.0SD below

 > 1.5SD below

 > 1.0SD below

 > 1.5SD below

Cutoff value

Accuracy

0.73 (0.64–0.81)

0.82 (0.74–0.89)

0.75 (0.66–0.83)

0.79 (0.71–0.87)

0.74 (0.65–0.82)

0.80 (0.72–0.87)

0.79 (0.71–0.87)

0.83 (0.75–0.90)

0.80 (0.72–0.87)

Sensitivity

0.39 (0.20–0.61)

0.28 (0.12–0.51)

0.06 (0–0.28)

0.06 (0–0.28)

0.17 (0.05–0.40)

0.17 (0.05–0.40)

0.33 (0.16–0.56)

0.33 (0.16–0.56)

0.17 (0.05–0.40)

Specificity

0.80 (0.70–0.87)

0.93 (0.85–0.97)

0.89 (0.81–0.94)

0.94 (0.87–0.98)

0.86 (0.77–0.92)

0.93 (0.85–0.97)

0.88 (0.79–0.94)

0.93 (0.85–0.97)

0.93 (0.85–0.97)

Positive predictive value

0.29 (0.11–0.47)

0.45 (0.16–0.75)

0.10 (0–0.29)

0.17 (0–0.46)

0.20 (0–0.40)

0.33 (0.03–0.64)

0.38 (0.14–0.61)

0.50 (0.22–0.78)

0.33 (0.03–0.64)

Negative predictive value

0.86 (0.78–0.94)

0.86 (0.79–0.93)

0.82 (0.74–0.90)

0.82 (0.75–0.90)

0.83 (0.75–0.91)

0.84 (0.77–0.91)

0.86 (0.79–0.93)

0.87 (0.80–0.94)

0.84 (0.77–0.91)

Relative risk

2.09 (0.94–4.67)

3.22 (1.48–7.01)

0.55 (0.12–2.55)

0.95 (0.22–4.12)

1.17 (0.42–3.28)

2.09 (0.81–5.40)

2.72 (1.24–5.98)

3.79 (1.81–7.95)

2.09 (0.81–5.40)

Number needed to screen for Aβ + 

3.45

2.22

5.26

5.88

5.00

3.03

2.63

2.00

3.03

  1. TMT-A Trail Making Test-Part A, TMT-B Trail Making Test-Part B, DSST Digit Symbol Substitution Test, MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination, SD Standard Deviation