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Table 4 Diagnostic performance of ICG-derived indexes for identification of LVDD, for the identified cut-off points (n = 157)

From: Systolic time ratio measured by impedance cardiography accurately screens left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with arterial hypertension

Index and cut-off

TP

FP

TN

FN

Sensitivity %

(95% CI)

Specificity %

(95% CI)

PPV %

(95% CI)

NPV %

(95% CI)

PEP

≤ 104 ms

92

24

31

10

90.2

(82.7–95.2)

56.4

(42.3–69.7)

79.3

(73.8–83.9)

75.6

(62.2–85.4)

LVET

≥ 290 ms

92

28

27

10

90.2

(82.7–95.2)

49.1

(35.4–62.9)

76.6

(71.6–81.1)

72.9

(58.6–83.8)

STR

≤ 0.31

101

5

50

1

99.0

(94.7–99.9)

90.9

(80.0–96.9)

95.3

(89.8–97.9)

98.0

(87.7–99.7)

D wave presence

81

2

53

21

79.4

(70.3–86.8)

96.4

(87.5–99.6)

97.6

(91.2–99.4)

71.6

(63.2–78.8)

  1. FN false negative diagnostics, FP false positive diagnostics, NPV negative predictive value, LVDD left ventricular diastolic dysfunction, LVET left ventricle ejection time, PEP pre-ejection period, PPV positive predictive value, STR systolic time ratio, TN true negative diagnostics, TP true positive diagnostics