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Table 3 Diagnostic performance of each analyte to predict <10th and < 3rd centile infants, and preeclampsia

From: Assessing the sensitivity of placental growth factor and soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 at 36 weeks’ gestation to predict small-for-gestational-age infants or late-onset preeclampsia: a prospective nested case-control study

Outcome

Analyte and cut-point

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

Birthweight < 10th centile (All SGA)

sFlt-1 > 4570 pg/ml

19.6%

[12.4–28.6%]

89.9%

[84.9–93.6%]

18.0%

[11.1–27.9%]

90.8%

[89.8–91.6%]

PlGF < 117.3 pg/ml

28.8%

[20.4–38.6%]

89.5%

[84.6–93.3%]

24.2%

[16.3–34.5%]

91.6%

[90.5–92.5%]

sFlt-1:PlGF > 33.4

26.5%

[18.2–36.1%]

89.9%

[84.9–93.6%]

22.9%

[15.0–33.2%]

91.5%

[90.5–92.4%]

Birthweight < 10th centile (SGA only)

sFlt-1 > 4570 pg/ml

16.8%

[9.9–25.9%]

89.9%

[84.9–93.6%]

14.8%

[8.7–24.2%]

91.1%

[90.3–91.9%]

PlGF < 117.3 pg/ml

24.7%

[16.5–34.5%]

89.5%

[84.6–93.3%]

20.2%

[13.0–30.0%]

91.7%

[90.7–92.6%]

sFlt-1:PlGF > 33.4

22.1%

[14.2–31.8%]

89.9%

[84.9–93.6%]

18.6%

[11.6–28.5%]

91.7%

[90.7–92.5%]

Birthweight < 3rd centile (All SGA)

sFlt-1 > 4570 pg/ml

21.4%

[8.3–41.0%]

87.5%

[83.1–91.2%]

4.7%

[2.2–9.7%]

97.5%

[96.9–97.9%]

PlGF < 117.3 pg/ml

32.1%

[15.9–52.4%]

85.0%

[80.3–88.9%]

5.8%

[3.3–10.1%]

97.8%

[97.1–98.3%]

sFlt-1:PlGF > 33.4

28.6%

[13.2–48.7%]

85.8%

[81.1–89.6%]

5.5%

[2.9–10.0%]

97.7%

[97.0–98.1%]

Birthweight < 3rd centile (SGA only)

sFlt-1 > 4570 pg/ml

22.2%

[8.6–42.3%]

88.7%

[84.4–92.2%]

5.2%

[2.4–10.7%]

97.6%

[97.1–98.1%]

PlGF < 117.3 pg/ml

29.6%

[13.8–50.2%]

86.4%

[81.9–90.2%]

5.7%

[3.1–10.4%]

97.8%

[97.2–98.3%]

sFlt-1:PlGF > 33.4

25.9%

[11.1–46.3%]

87.3%

[82.7–91.0%]

5.4%

[2.7–10.3%]

97.7%

[97.1–98.2%]

Preeclampsia

sFlt-1 > 4570 pg/ml

56.4%

[39.6–72.2%]

89.9%

[84.9–93.6%]

18.4%

[12.1–26.9%]

98.1%

[97.3–98.6%]

PlGF < 117.3 pg/ml

64.1%

[47.2–78.8%]

89.5%

[84.6–93.3%]

19.9%

[13.6–28.2%]

98.4%

[97.6–98.9%]

sFlt-1:PlGF > 33.4

69.2%

[52.4–83.0%]

89.9%

[84.9–93.6%]

21.7%

[14.9–30.4%]

98.6%

[97.8–99.1%]

  1. Data presented with [95% Confidence Interval]. *determined by a false positive rate of 10% in the birthweight ≥10th centile and no preeclampsia control group. “All SGA” = Cases of SGA fetuses including cases with co-existent preeclampsia; “SGA only” = Cases of SGA fetuses with cases of co-existant preeclampisa excluded; NPV Negative Predictive value, pg/ml = pictogram/millilitre, PlGF placental growth factor, PPV Positive Predictive Value, sFlt-1 soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1, SGA small-for-gestational-age