Research Article

Immunodiagnostic Significance of Anti-RA33 Autoantibodies in Saudi Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Table 3

Predictive value, specificity, and sensitivity of the anti-CCP and anti-RA33 tests in RA diagnosis.

Anti-CCPAnti-RA33

Compared to healthy donors
 Sensitivity (%)63.47.3
 Specificity (%)96.596.5
 Positive predictive value (%)96.375.0
 Negative predictive value (%)65.142.4
Compared to non-RA patients
 Specificity (%)87.196.7
 Positive predictive value (%)86.675.0
 Negative predictive value (%)64.244.1
Compared to non-RA patients and healthy controls
 Specificity (%)90.295.1
 Positive predictive value (%)86.660.0
 Negative predictive value (%)71.150.6