Research Article

Association of Tissue Transglutaminase Antibody Titer with Duodenal Histological Changes in Children with Celiac Disease

Table 4

Assessment of sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of the anti-tTG titer ≥ 180 U/mL.

Test Marsh III<Marsh IIITotal

Anti-tTG ≥ 180 U/mL (positive)401151
Anti-tTG < 180 U/mL (negative)92130

Sensitivity 81.6%, specificity 65.6%, PPV 78.4%, NPV 70%.