Table 2:

Six-year risk prediction accuracy for lung cancer at inclusion from the PLCOm2012 (n = 11 652)

VariableValue (95% CI)
Expected-to-observed ratio0.68 (0.59 to 0.79)
Slope0.8 (0.6 to 0.9)
Intercept−0.6 (−1.2 to 0)
C-statistic0.727 (0.679 to 0.77)
Sensitivity, %
 Threshold 1.51%52.3 (44.6 to 59.8)
 Threshold 1.70%49.4 (41.8 to 57.1)
 Threshold 2.00%44.9 (37.4 to 52.6)
Specificity, %
 Threshold 1.51%81.6 (80.8 to 82.3)
 Threshold 1.70%84.3 (83.6 to 85.0)
 Threshold 2.00%87.7 (87.0 to 88.3)
Positive predictive value, %
 Threshold 1.51%4.2 (3.4 to 5.1)
 Threshold 1.70%4.6 (3.7 to 5.7)
 Threshold 2.00%5.3 (4.2 to 6.5)
  • Note: CI = confidence interval.