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Table 3 Prediction of pathological cerebral resonance imaging in preterm infants complicated or not by intraventricular hemorrhage based on urine Activin A concentrations (pg/mL)

From: Activin-A urine levels correlate with radiological patterns in preterm infants complicated by intraventricular hemorrhage

Time-point

cut-off (pg/mL)

Sensitivity

(CI5–95%)

Specificity

(CI5–95%)

PPV

(CI5–95%)

NPV

(CI5–95%)

AUC

(CI5–95%)

First void, T0

> 0.08

65(43–87)

87(66–97)

83(63–94)

71(58–82)

0.74(0.59–0.86)

24 h, T1

> 0.04

78(56–93)

83(61–95)

82(64–92)

79(63–89)

0.83(0.69–0.92)

48 h, T2

> 0.08

74(52–90)

100(85–100)

100

79(66–88)

0.93(0.82–0.99)

72 h, T3

> 0.05

74(52–90)

91(72–99)

90(69–97)

78(64–88)

0.83(0.69–0.92)

96 h, T4

> 0.09

65(43–84)

100(85–100)

100

74(62–83)

0.86(0.72-.094)

  1. Abbreviations: PPV Positive predictive value, NPV Negative predictive value, CI Coefficient interval