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Table 2 Discriminating ability of the fractions of lymphocytes with small and round nuclei

From: Quantitative parameters of lymphocyte nuclear morphology in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid as novel biomarkers for sarcoidosis

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Fractions of lymphocytes with

small area and low radius ratio

small area and increased roundness

short perimeter and low radius ratio

short perimeter and increased roundness

Cutoff value

16.4%

23.0%

14.0%

21.9%

Development cohort

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Sensitivity

0.944

0.944

0.944

0.889

Specificity

0.820

0.780

0.800

0.820

Accuracy

0.853

0.824

0.838

0.838

Validation cohort

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AUROC (95% CI.)

0.938 (0.865ā€“1.000)

0.922 (0.847ā€“0.998)

0.933 (0.857ā€“1.000)

0.928 (0.832ā€“1.000)

Sensitivity

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

Specificity

0.711

0.622

0.733

0.711

Accuracy

0.755

0.679

0.774

0.755

  1. AUROC, area under the ROC curve; CI, confidence interval