Table 3 Diagnostic accuracy for pN+ in patients with advanced gastric cancer
A: Conventional modalities (CT) | |||
pN+ | pN0 | n | |
cN+ | 43 | 20 | 63 |
cN0 | 43 | 46 | 89 |
n | 86 | 66 | 152 |
B: NLR | |||
pN+ | pN0 | n | |
High NLR (≥1.6) | 73 | 43 | 116 |
Low NLR (<1.6) | 13 | 23 | 36 |
n | 86 | 66 | 152 |
C: Diagnostic accuracy for pN+ | |||
cN+ | High NLR (≥1.6) | ||
Sensitivity | 50.0 % (95% CI: 43.2-56.2) | 84.9 % (95% CI: 78.9-90.1) | |
Specificity | 69.7 % (95% CI: 60.8-77.8) | 34.8 % (95% CI: 27.1-41.6) | |
Positive predictive value | 68.3 % (95% CI: 58.9-76.7) | 62.9 % (95% CI: 58.5-66.8) | |
Negative predictive value | 51.7 % (95% CI: 45.1-57.7) | 63.9 % (95% CI: 49.7-76.3) | |
Diagnostic accuracy | 58.6 % (95% CI: 50.8-65.6) | 63.2 % (95% CI: 56.4-69.0) | |