Determination of the Diagnostic Values of Asymmetric Dimethylarginine as an Indicator for Evaluation of the Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Table 3

Diagnostic values of ADMA, and other labaratory variables in patients with RA.

	Sensitivity; %	Specificity; %	Predictive values for the positive test; %	Predictive values for the negative test; %	Accuracy; %
ADMA; RA no. 35	57.14	88.57	83.33	32.60	72.85
ADMA; RA^− no. 18	38.88	88.57	63.63	26.19	71.69
ADMA; RA^+ no. 17	76.47	88.57	76.47	11.42	84.61
Sedimentation; RA no. 35	71.42	91.42	89.28	23.80	81.42
Sedimentation; RA^− no. 18	61.11	91.42	78.57	17.94	81.13
Sedimentation; RA^+ no. 17	76.47	91.42	81.25	11.11	86.53
Anti CCP antibody; RA no. 35	68.57	97.14	96	24.44	82.85
Anti CCP antibody; RA^− no. 18	66.66	97.14	92.30	15	86.79
Anti CCP antibody; RA^+ no. 17	64.70	97.14	91.66	15	86.53
RF; RA No35	51.42	91.42	85.70	34.69	71.42
RF; RA^− no. 18	0	91.42	0	36	60.37
RF; RA^+ no. 17	100	91.42	85	0	94.23
DAS28; RA no. 35	82.85	100	100	14.63	91.42
DAS28; RA^− no. 18	77.77	100	100	10.25	92.45
DAS28; RA^+ no. 17	94.11	100	100	2.77	98.07