Research Article

Combined Analysis of CSF Tau, A 42, A 1–42% and A 1– % in Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia with Lewy Bodies and Parkinson's Disease Dementia

Table 2

Cutoff points, sensitivities, and specificities.

differential diagnosisParametercut offsensitivityspecificityYouden indexAUC95%-CI

AD versus DLBA 42/tau1.16380%53%0.330.6640.483–0.845
A 1–42%5.09380%100%0.800.9330.872–0.994
A 1–4 %1.14489%87%0.760.9080.802–1.014

AD versus PDDA 42/tau1.45091%67%0.580.7750.630–0.919
A 1–42%5.73093%86%0.790.8890.773–1.005
A 1–4 %1.10487%43%0.300.5920.420–0.763

AD versus DLB and PDDA 42/tau1.45091%56%0.470.7280.610–0.747
A 1–42%5.09380%92%0.720.9070.834–0.981
A 1–4 %1.10487%61%0.480.7230.600–0.847

DLB versus PDDA 42/tau3.22993%43%0.360.6630.487–0.840
A 1–42%8.85580%33%0.130.5970.395–0.799
A 1–4 %1.24480%71%0.510.8100.667–0.952

DLB versus AD and PDDA 42/tau0.54680%26%0.060.5600.396–0.723
A 1–42%5.19887%61%0.590.7650.658–0.871
A 1–4 %1.14487%80%0.670.8770.769–0.985