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Table 5 The value of Reticulocytic Hemoglobin with area under the ROC curve as a diagnostic marker for Iron Ddeficiency Anemia in patients with Chronic Liver Disease

From: Reticulocyte hemoglobin content: a simple parameter for detection of iron deficiency anemia in children with chronic liver disease

Cut-off

Sensitivity %

(95% CI)

Specificity %

(95% CI)

PPV

%

(95% CI)

NPV

%

(95% CI)

AUC

(95% CI)

Z

P

≤29.3

92.59

75.7 - 99.1

83.33

35.9 - 99.6

96.2

80.6 - 99.3

71.4

38.6 - 90.9

0.824

0.652 -0.934

2.5

0.012

  1. CI Confidence interval, PPV Positive predictive value, NPV Negative predictive value