Table 3.

Diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of anti-Sa, ACPA2, and RF combination assays using optimal cutoff values. All data are percentages.

ACPA2 + SaSa + RFRF + CCP2
Sensitivity5042.9380.30
Specificity99.4298.8495.93
PPV9997.7097.55
NPV63.3360.0781.16
  • ACPA2: anticitrullinated protein antibodies, second generation; RF: rheumatoid factor; PPV/NPV: positive/negative predictive value.