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ROC curve analysis: an example showing the relationships among serum lipid and apolipoprotein concentrations in identifying patients with coronary artery disease.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1643709     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Clinical accuracy, defined as the ability to discriminate between states of health, is the fundamental property of any diagnostic test or system. It is readily expressed as clinical sensitivity and specificity, and elegantly represented by the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. To demonstrate the use of ROC curves, we reexamine a study of the ability of serum lipid and apolipoprotein measures to discriminate among degrees of coronary artery disease in patients undergoing coronary angiography. ROC curve analysis reveals that none of these indexes is highly accurate, but demonstrates a modest increase in the accuracy of apolipoprotein over lipid indexes.
Authors:
M H Zweig; S K Broste; R A Reinhart
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical chemistry     Volume:  38     ISSN:  0009-9147     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin. Chem.     Publication Date:  1992 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1992-09-10     Completed Date:  1992-09-10     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9421549     Medline TA:  Clin Chem     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1425-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Clinical Pathology Department, Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Apolipoproteins / blood*
Cholesterol / blood
Cholesterol, HDL / blood
Cholesterol, LDL / blood
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Disease / blood*,  radiography
False Positive Reactions
Female
Humans
Lipids / blood*
Male
Quality Control
ROC Curve*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Apolipoproteins; 0/Cholesterol, HDL; 0/Cholesterol, LDL; 0/Lipids; 57-88-5/Cholesterol

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