Table 3:

At the maximum AUC, thresholds, sensitivity, specificity, and age-adjusted OR (95% CI) for the tap-positive compared with the tap-negative group

Tap-Positive vs Tap-NegativeAUCOptimal ThresholdSensitivitySpecificityOR (95% CI)P Valuea
Total ventricle volume (mL)0.65715558.380.01.49 (1.13–1.96).004
Total ventricle volume ratio (%)0.7008.679.256.01.49 (1.13–1.96).005
Bilateral ventricle volume (mL)0.65714754.2841.52 (1.15–2.07).003
Bilateral ventricle volume ratio (%)b0.7057.983.356.01.40 (1.06–1.84).019
Total subarachnoid space volume (mL)b0.71431287.548.00.66 (0.49–0.89).006
Total subarachnoid space volume ratio (%)0.68217.975.072.00.63 (0.48–0.82)<.001
    CSF volume of frontal convexity (mL)b0.70145.979.276.00.58 (0.45–0.74)<.001
    CSF volume of parietal convexity (mL)b0.76837.991.752.00.60 (0.45–0.79)<.001
    CSF volume of Sylvian fissure and basal cistern (mL)0.64813775.056.00.71 (0.52–0.96).028
    CSF volume of posterior fossa (mL)0.50078.716.796.01.41 (0.89–2.25).146
Upper-to-lower subarachnoid space ratiob0.7230.3345.892.00.62 (0.46–0.83).002
Evans Index0.6830.3358.380.01.37 (1.04–1.80).026
Y-Evans Index0.6620.2441.792.01.42 (0.99–2.03).057
Z-Evans Indexb0.7580.4266.788.01.74 (1.35–2.24)<.001
X-Max Index0.6400.6270.860.01.55 (1.12–2.16).009
Y-Max Index0.6650.6945.892.01.69 (1.26–2.27)<.001
Z-Max Index0.5430.7458.360.01.13 (0.85–1.52).401
Callosal angle (degree)0.63277.387.548.01.51 (1.13–2.02).005
  • a Probability value for the age-adjusted ORs in a logistic regression model.

  • b Rows in which the AUC > 0.7 and P <. 05 are at the optimal threshold.