Table 4

Predictive value of severe ischaemia (levels 4 and 5) by MCG, ECG and FRS

Testκ Coefficient (95% CI)p ValueAccuracySensitivitySpecificityPPVNPV
(A) Model 1 (adjusted by FFR≤0.8)
All patients
 MCG (H vs B/L)0.42 (0.22 to 0.62)79.0 (74.9 to 83.1)48.1 (38.5 to 57.8)90.4 (87.0 to 93.9)65.0 (54.3 to 75.7)82.5 (78.3 to 86.7)
 ECG (P vs N)0.12 (−0.08 to 0.33)0.02069.0 (64.4 to 73.6)25.9 (17.5 to 34.4)84.9 (80.7 to 89.1)38.9 (27.4 to 50.4)75.6 (70.9 to 80.4)
 FRS (H vs I/L)0.16 (0.02 to 0.31)0.02454.0 (49.0 to 59.0)77.8 (69.8 to 85.8)45.2 (39.4 to 51.0)34.4 (28.3 to 40.5)84.6 (78.8 to 90.4)
Male
 MCG (H vs B/L)0.40 (0.16 to 0.64)76.5 (71.3 to 81.6)47.6 (36.7 to 58.5)89.4 (84.9 to 93.9)66.7 (54.3 to 78.8)79.2 (73.7 to 84.8)
 ECG (P vs N)0.07 (−0.1 to 0.30)0.02766.2 (60.4 to 71.9)19.0 (10.5 to 27.6)87.2 (82.4 to 92.1)40.0 (24.5 to 55.5)70.7 (64.7 to 76.7)
 FRS (H vs I/L)0.05 (−0.08 to 0.18)0.00141.2 (35.2 to 47.1)85.7 (78.1 to 93.4)21.3 (15.3 to 27.2)32.7 (26.4 to 39.1)76.9 (65.2 to 88.6)
Female
 MCG (H vs B/L)0.45 (0.05 to 0.86)84.4 (78.0 to 90.8)50.0 (29.6 to 70.4)92.3 (87.1 to 97.5)60.0 (38.1 to 81.9)88.9 (82.8 to 94.9)
 ECG (P vs N)0.27 (−0.11 to 0.65)0.7775.0 (67.3 to 82.7)50.0 (29.6 to 70.4)80.8 (73.0 to 88.5)37.5 (20.4 to 54.6)87.5 (80.7 to 94.3)
 FRS (H vs I/L)0.38 (−0.02 to 0.79)0.9481.3 (74.4 to 88.1)50.0 (29.6 to 70.4)88.5 (82.2 to 94.7)50.0 (29.6 to 70.4)88.5 (82.2 to 94.7)
(B) Model 2 (adjusted by FFR ≤0.75)
All patients
 MCG (H vs B/L)0.32 (0.10 to 0.54)77.0 (72.8 to 81.2)43.5 (33.1 to 53.8)87.0 (83.2 to 90.8)50.0 (38.8 to 61.2)83.8 (79.6 to 87.9)
 ECG (P vs N)0.05 (−0.15 to 0.26)0.06669.0 (64.4 to 73.6)21.7 (13.1 to 30.3)83.1 (78.8 to 87.4)27.8 (17.2 to 38.3)78.0 (73.5 to 82.6)
 FRS (H vs I/L)0.14 (0.01 to 0.28)0.2452.0 (47.0 to 57.0)78.3 (69.7 to 86.9)44.2 (38.5 to 49.8)29.5 (23.7 to 35.5)87.2 (81.8 to 92.5)
Male
 MCG (H vs B/L)0.38 (0.13 to 0.62)76.5 (71.3 to 81.6)47.4 (35.9 to 58.8)87.8 (83.1 to 92.4)60.0 (47.4 to 72.6)81.1 (75.8 to 86.5)
 ECG (P vs N)0.02 (−0.21 to 0.24)0.01466.2 (60.4 to 71.9)15.8 (7.4 to 24.2)85.7 (80.7 to 90.7)30.0 (15.5 to 44.5)72.4 (66.5 to 78.3)
 FRS (H vs I/L)0.03 (−0.10 to 0.16)0.00238.2 (32.3 to 44.1)84.2 (75.8 to 92.6)20.4 (14.7 to 26.2)29.1 (23.0 to 35.2)76.9 (65.2 to 88.6)
Female
 MCG (H vs B/L)0.10 (−0.30 to 0.50)78.1 (70.8 to 85.4)25.0 (3.3 to 46.7)85.7 (79.1 to 92.3)20.0 (2.1 to 37.9)88.9 (82.8 to 94.9)
 ECG (P vs N)0.20 (−0.17 to 0.57)0.9075.0 (67.3 to 82.7)50.0 (25.0 to 75.0)78.6 (70.8 to 86.3)25.0 (9.7 to 40.3)91.7 (86.0 to 97.3)
 FRS (H vs I/L)0.29 (−0.13 to 0.72)0.7581.3 (74.4 to 88.1)50.0 (29.6 to 70.4)88.5 (82.2 to 94.7)50.0 (29.6 to 70.4)92.3 (87.1 to 97.5)
  • FRS, Framingham Risk Sore; H vs B/L, high versus borderline/low; H vs I/L, high versus intermediate/low; MCG, multifunction cardioGram; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value; P vs N, positive versus negative.