Table 5

 Diagnostic performance of commercially available enzyme linked immunosorbent assay kits for detection of MPO-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; MPO-ANCA, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies to myeloperoxidase; NPV, negative predictive value; PA, P-ANCA; PPV, positive predictive value; ROC, receiver operating characteristic.
IFT (PA)>086.759.9 to 98.09891.7 to 99.786.6796.150.9310.852 to 0.976
IHELI>060.032.2 to 83.610094.4 to 100.010089.290.8000.696 to 0.881
A>1.8566.738.4 to 88.19487.1 to 99.092.3194.340.8660.772 to 0.932
B>12.0680.051.9 to 95.49285.0 to 98.383.3494.340.8850.794 to 0.945
E>373.744.9 to 92.09081.0 to 96.557.8991.310.9050.819 to 0.959
F>2.0386.759.5 to 98.09487.1 to 99.010094.340.9330.854 to 0.976
G>1.5780.051.9 to 95.49081.0 to 96.570.5895.740.9330.855 to 0.977
H>0.7780.051.9 to 95.49894.4 to 10086.671000.9070.821 to 0.960
I>4.3380.051.9 to 95.49891.7 to 99.785.7198.040.8830.792 to 0.944
J>2.5666.738.4 to 88.19689.3 to 99.577.781000.8460.748 to 0.917
K>5.3493.368.0 to 98.99281.0 to 96.556.001000.9560.886 to 0.989
L>073.344.9 to 92.010094.4 to 10092.3196.150.8670.772 to 0.932
M>4.4380.051.9 to 95.49894.4 to 10010094.340.8780.786 to 0.940