Table 1

ANA sensitivity and specificity per ANA titre as per metaregression of published data on 13 080 patients with SLE4 2017, American College of Rheumatology

Cut-offSensitivitySpecificity
ANA titre%95% CI%95% CI
1:4098.497.6 to 99.066.957.8 to 74.9
1:8097.896.8 to 98.574.766.7 to 81.3
1:16095.894.1 to 97.186.280.4 to 90.5
1:32086.077.0 to 91.996.693.9 to 98.1
  • ANA, antinuclear antibodies; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus.