Table 4

 Diagnostic performance of commercially available enzyme linked immunosorbent assay kits for detection of PR3-ANCA compared with direct immunofluorescence using optimum cut off levels calculated by ROC curve analysis

TestOptimum cut offSensitivitySpecificityPPVNPVAUC
Mean95% CIMean95% CIMean95% CI
AUC, area under the curve; CI, confidence interval; IFT, indirect immunofluorescence technique; IHELI, in-house enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value; PR3-ANCA, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies to proteinase 3; ROC, receiver operating characteristic.
IFT (CA)>073.344.9 to 92.09891.7 to 99.784.6296.150.8630.76 to 0.92
IHELI>2.5566.738.4 to 88.110091.7 to 99.724.5693.750.8210.72 to 0.89
A>0.5380.051.9 to 95.49079.1 to 95.570.591000.9000.81 to 0.96
B>3.4666.738.4 to 95.49689.3 to 99.583.3394.340.7490.64 to 0.84
E>166.738.4 to 88.19685.0 to 98.383.3394.340.7910.69 to 0.87
F>3.2760.032.3 to 83.69081.0 to 96.550.087.230.7240.61 to 0.82
G>1.2966.738.4 to 88.19691.7 to 99.710089.290.8200.72 to 0.89
H>0.6466.738.4 to 88.19489.3 to 99.590.9092.590.8340.73 to 0.91
I>2.7486.759.5 to 98.09482.9 to 97.472.721000.9000.81 to 0.96
J>0.6473.344.9 to 92.09081.0 to 96.570.5893.610.8960.81 to 0.96
K>11.2966.738.4 to 88.110091.7 to 99.710090.900.8750.78 to 0.93
L>053.326.6 to 78.710091.7 to 99.710087.720.7560.65 to 0.84
M>5.7753.326.6 to 78.79285.0 to 98.372.7292.590.7290.62 to 0.82