Positive and negative predictive values of a diagnostic test are key clinically relevant measures of test accuracy. Surprisingly, statistical methods for comparing tests with regard to these ...

Binary test outcomes typically result from dichotomizing a continuous test variable, observable or latent. The effect of the threshold for test positivity on test sensitivity and specificity has been ...

Self-reported health measures embedded in a Medicaid application can comprise a predictive model identifying new and returning enrollees at risk of high healthcare utilization. To assess the ability ...

Pulmonary consolidation and elevated BNP levels have emerged as independent predictors of cardiovascular events in RSV infection, according to a new study. RSV has traditionally been ...

Abbreviations: DSS, disease-specific survival; FFR, freedom from recurrence; HR, hazard ratio; OS, overall survival. The HR associated with age is the increase in hazard associated with a 1-year ...

The ratio of soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt-1) to placental growth factor (PlGF) is elevated in pregnant women before the clinical onset of preeclampsia, but its predictive value in women ...