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Table 3 Diagnostic accuracy of DOT (cutpoint 0.297), DOT (cutpoint – 0.547) and Dawson scores on full validation cohort and cohort excluding retinal events. Confidence intervals (95 %) are shown where available

From: Diagnosis of TIA (DOT) score – design and validation of a new clinical diagnostic tool for transient ischaemic attack

Full validation cohort (n = 525)

 

DOT 0.297

DOT -0.547

Dawson

 True positive

192

210

197

 False positive

41

70

142

 True negative

248

219

147

 False negative

44

26

39

 Sensitivity

81 % (76 %–86 %)

89 % (84 %–93 %)

83 % (78 %–88 %)

 Specificity

86 % (81 %–90 %)

76 % (70 %–81 %)

51 % (45 %–57 %)

 Positive predictive value

82 % (77 %–87 %)

75 % (70 %–80 %)

58 % (53 %–63 %)

 Negative predictive value

85 % (80 %–89 %)

89 % (85 %–93 %)

79 % (72 %–85 %)

 Positive likelihood ratio

5.73 (4.29–7.66)

3.67 (2.98–4.53)

1.70 (1.49–1.94)

 Negative likelihood ratio

0.22 (0.17–0.28)

0.15 (0.10–0.21)

0.32 (0.24–0.44)

Validation cohort excluding retinal events (n = 485)

 

DOT 0.297

DOT -0.547

Dawson

 True positive

156

172

175

 False positive

41

70

142

 True negative

248

219

147

 False negative

40

24

21

 Sensitivity

80 % (73 %–85 %)

88 % (82 %–92 %)

89 % (84 %–93 %)

 Specificity

86 % (81 %–90 %)

76 % (70 %–81 %)

51 % (45 %–57 %)

 Positive predictive value

79 % (73 %–85 %)

71 % (65 %–77 %)

55 % (50 %–61 %)

 Negative predictive value

86 % (82 %–90 %)

90 % (86 %–94 %)

88 % (82 %–92 %)

 Positive likelihood ratio

5.61 (4.19–7.51)

3.62 (2.94–4.47)

1.82 (1.60–2.06)

 Negative likelihood ratio

0.24 (0.18–0.31)

0.16 (0.11–0.24)

0.21 (0.14–0.32)