Table 5 Results of ROC analysis of values of MDW in the prediction of positive blood cultures
Variables | N | Sensitivity (95% CI) | Specificity (95% CI) | PPV (95% CI) | NPV (95% CI) | AUC (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MDW > 20 | 126 | 100.0 (93.6–100.0) | 31.4 (20.9–43.6) | 53.8 (43.8–63.7) | 100.0 (84.6–100.0) | 0.66 (0.60–0.71) |
MDW > 21 | 126 | 92.9 (82.7–98.0) | 44.3 (32.4–56.7) | 57.1 (46.3–67.5) | 88.6 (73.3–96.8) | 0.69 (0.62–0.75) |
MDW > 22 | 126 | 82.1 (69.6–91.1) | 61.4 (49.0–72.8) | 63.0 (50.9–74.0) | 81.1 (68.0–90.6) | 0.72 (0.64–0.79) |
MDW > 23 | 126 | 71.4 (57.8–82.7) | 70.0 (57.9–80.4) | 65.6 (52.3–77.3) | 75.4 (63.1–85.2) | 0.71 (0.63–0.79) |