Table 2

 Sensitivity and specificity of the presence of one or more anticitrullinated protein antibodies (anti-pepAs, anti-pepB, and anti-CCP2 antibodies)

MeasurementCumulative number of positive assays
All assays negativeAt least one assay positiveAt least two assays positiveAll three assays positive
Sensitivity24.6% (29/118 RA)75.4% (89/118 RA)65.3% (77/118 RA)50.8% (60/118 RA)
Specificity2.1% (143/146 non-RA)97.9% (3/146 non-RA)100% (0/146 non-RA)100% (0/146 non-RA)