Table 4

Receiver Operating Characteristic analysis based on gender and prior treatment history

Patient Subgroup
N
AUC
(95% CI)
Cut-off
level
Sensitivity
(%)
Specificity
(%)

Males
38
0.67 (0.48 – 0.85)
6.0
73.3
65.2
Females
35
0.75 (0.58 – 0.92)
5.6
71.4
47.6
Newly Diagnosed
33
0.64 (0.45 – 0.83)
6.0
72.2
46.7
Progressive Disease
40
0.79 (0.65 – 0.93)
5.6
81.8
62.1
Males with Progressive Disease
18
0.87 (0.69 – 1.0)
5.9
100
73.3
Females with Progressive Disease
22
0.72 (0.50 – 0.95)
6.0
100
42.9

N = Sample Size

AUC = Area Under the Curve

CI = Confidence Interval

Gupta et al. Nutrition Journal 2008 7:19   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-7-19