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Table 3 Risk stratification and predictive values of a RAMA-AS prediction score

From: Developing and validating of Ramathibodi Appendicitis Score (RAMA-AS) for diagnosis of appendicitis in suspected appendicitis patients

Score

Risk groups

Score development for derivative phase

Outcome

% sensitivity

(95% CI)

% specificity

(95% CI)

LR+

(95% CI)

LR-

(95% CI)

Post-positive test odds (%)

AP

Non-AP

<− 0.64

Very low

25

85

100.00

0

1.00

0

61.80

− 0.64 to 0.84

Low risk

61

51

89.75

(85.25–93.26)

54.97

(46.67–63.06)

1.98

(1.65–2.37)

0.19

(0.13–0.28)

76.00

(73.00–79.00)

0.85 to 1.74

Moderate

64

12

64.08

(57.73–70.09)

88.08

(81.82–92.78)

5.25

(3.39–8.13)

0.41

(0.34–0.49)

89.00

(85.00–93.00)

> 1.74

High

91

7

37.96

(31.86–44.36)

95.36

(90.68–98.12)

8.36

(3.96–18.00)

0.65

(0.59–0.72)

93.00

(86.00–97.00)

  1. AP appendicitis, LR likelihood ratio