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Table 3 Diagnostic accuracy of the basophil activation test to peanut using different gating strategies

From: The expression of CD123 can decrease with basophil activation: implications for the gating strategy of the basophil activation test

 

Gating strategy

CD123+ HLADR−

CD203c+ CD123+ HLADR−

Optimal cut-off

6.8

8.1

AUC ROC for the cut-off

0.91

0.97

Accuracy (%)

91

97

Sensitivity (%)

88

98

Specificity (%)

94

96

PPV (%)

93

95

NPV (%)

90

98

%True positives

40

45

%False positives

3

2

%True negatives

51

52

%False negatives

5

1

LR+

14.7

24.4

LR−

0.13

0.02

  1. The optimal cut-off was determined for the %CD63+ basophils following stimulation with 100 ng/ml of peanut extract
  2. PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value, LR+ positive likelihood ratio, LR− negative likelihood ratio