Sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV of the suggested criteria compared with previous criteria.
| Criteria | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | PPV (%) | NPV (%) | Accuracy (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yalcinkaya-Ozen | |||||
| 1 criterion | 99.3 | 5.7 | 53.4 | 88.2 | 54.5 |
| 2 criteria | 87.4 | 40.7 | 61.6 | 74.8 | 65.0 |
| 3 criteria | 52.4 | 88.2 | 82.9 | 63.0 | 69.6 |
| 4 criteria | 24.1 | 99.6 | 98.6 | 54.7 | 60.3 |
| 5 criteria | 5.6 | 99.6 | 94.1 | 49.2 | 50.6 |
| Tel Hashomer criteria | 45.0 | 97.2 | 93.8 | 65.0 | 71.8 |
| Without colchicine response | 16.6 | 99.6 | 97.8 | 55.7 | 59.2 |
| Livneh criteria | 77.3 | 41.1 | 58.8 | 62.4 | 59.9 |
FMF group (n = 286), control group (n = 263), for Yalcinkaya-Ozen criteria. FMF group (n = 271), control group (n = 285), for Tel Hashomer criteria. FMF group (n = 286), control group (n = 263), for Livneh criteria. FMF: familial Mediterranean fever; PPV: positive predictive values; NPV: negative predictive values.