Table 5 Diagnostic performance of different cut-offs for admission D-dimer values for detecting pulmonary embolism in patients with COVID-19 (n = 155)
From: Predictors of pulmonary embolism in hospitalized patients with COVID-19
D-dimer cut-off (ng/ml) | Sensitivity | Specificity | PPV | NPV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0.50 | 98.46% | 11.11% | 44.44% | 90.91% |
1.00 | 90.77% | 30% | 48.36% | 81.82% |
1.25 | 86.15% | 38.89% | 50.45% | 79.55% |
2.50 | 61.54% | 65.56% | 56.34% | 70.24% |
5.00 | 50.77% | 84.44% | 70.21% | 70.37% |
7.50 | 49.23% | 86.67% | 72.73% | 70.27% |
10.00 | 46.15% | 88.89% | 75% | 69.57% |
15.00 | 35.39% | 92.22% | 76.67% | 66.40% |
20.00 | 30.77% | 93.33% | 76.92% | 65.11% |