Research Article

Logistic Regression Model Using Scheimpflug-Placido Cornea Topographer Parameters to Diagnose Keratoconus

Table 3

Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis of the parameters where AUROC values are less than 0.9 95% confidence interval.

ParameterAUROCSELowerUpperCut-off valueSensitivity (%)Specificity (%)

Summary indices
TCT r (mm)0.5900.0360.5180.6610.6348.868.3
Apex r (mm)0.6160.0370.5440.6881.5078.450
AD (mm)0.6300.0350.5600.6993.2853.666.7
CV (mm3)0.8210.0270.7690.87456.2577.673.3

Keratometry readings
Sim-K1 (D)0.7460.0310.6850.80743.9353.686.7
Sim-K2 (D)0.8730.0220.8290.91745.3279.281.7
Anterior Ø = 3 mm K1 (D)0.7790.0290.7220.83643.9956.888.3
Anterior Ø = 5 mm K1 (D)0.7480.0310.6870.81044.0553.689.2
Anterior Ø = 5 mm K2 (D)0.8790.0220.8360.92245.328081.7
Posterior Ø = 3 mm K1 (D)0.7130.0360.6420.785−6.2359.295.8
Posterior Ø = 5 mm K1 (D)0.7130.0350.6440.782−6.2754.496.7
Posterior Ø = 5 mm K2 (D)0.8860.0230.8400.932−6.5882.485.8

Shape indices
Anterior rf (D)0.8020.0290.7450.85844.0463.288.3
Anterior Q0.7840.0310.7230.8440.78573.677.5
Posterior rf (D)0.8640.0260.8140.914−6.3171.298.3
Posterior Q0.7960.0310.7360.8560.49572.883.3

Aberrations
Total
OPD (µm)0.8710.0240.8250.9171.3086.481.7
Astigmatism Z (2, ±2) (µm)0.8080.0290.7520.8641.107679.2
Spheric Z (4, 0) (µm)0.5750.0390.4980.6520.20539.290.8

Anterior
OPD (µm)0.8810.0220.8370.9251.47585.685
Astigmatism Z (2, ±2) (µm)0.8090.0280.7550.8641.28572.880.8
Spheric Z (4, 0) (µm)0.6380.0380.5630.7130.2154496.7

Posterior
Astigmatism Z (2, ±2) (µm)0.8420.02807870.8980.24573.695
Spheric Z (4, 0) (µm)0.8970.0220.8540.9390.03575.293.3
Residual HOAs (µm)0.8770.0230.8320.9220.25581.683.3

AUROC: area under the ROC curve; SE: standard error; Apex r = the distance of apex to the central cornea; AD = the depth of anterior chamber; CV = corneal volume; Sim-K1 = simulated flat keratometry; Sim-K2 = simulated steep keratometry; K1 = flat keratometry; K2 = steep keratometry; rf = apical radius of the flattest meridian of the aspherotoric surface in 4.5 mm zone of the cornea; Q = mean asphericity in 4.5 mm zone of the cornea; OPD OPD = total wavefront error; HOAs = higher-order aberrations.