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Table 4 The performance of intervention thresholds for treating glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis based on different guidelines against actual fragility fractures. Result reported in number (95% confidence interval)

From: Comparison of different intervention thresholds for the treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis: a cross-sectional study

Guidelines

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

Accuracy

AUC

ACR 2022

100 (89.1–100)

3.1 (1.14–6.61)

14.6 (10.2–19.9)

100 (54.1–100)

16.8* (12.2–22.3)

0.590 (0.494–0.685)

Korean 2018

100 (89.1–100)

17.5 (12.5–23.6)

16.7 (11.7–22.7)

100 (89.7–100)

29.2* (23.4–35.6)

0.587 (0.491–0.683)

Malaysia 2015

78.1 (60–90.7)

62.9 (55.7–69.7)

25.8 (17.4–35.7)

94.6 (89.1–97.8)

65 (58.4–71.2)

0.719 (0.627–0.810)

Belgian 2022

93.8 (79.2–99.2)

14.4 (9.8–20.2)

15.3 (10.6–21.1)

93.3 (77.9–99.2)

25.7* (20.1–31.9)

0.558 (0.457–0.559)

TOPF2021

93.8 (79.2–99.2)

43.8 (36.7–51.1)

21.6 (15.1–29.4)

97.7 (91.9–99.7)

50.9 (44.2–57.6)

0.704 (0.625–0.784)

Japan 2023

100 (89.1–100)

24.2 (18.4–30.9)

17.9 (12.6–24.3)

100 (92.5–100)

35* (28.8–41.6)

0.621 (0.530–0.711)

  1. PPV: Positive predictive value, NPV: Negative predictive value, AUC: Area under the curve. CI: Confidence interval *Significant difference from Malaysian 2015 (p < 0.05)
  2. ACR2022, the American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Prevention and Treatment of GIO 2022; Korea2018, Korean Guideline for the Prevention and Treatment of GIO 2018; Malaysia2015, Update of the Malaysian clinical guideline on the management of GIO 2015; Belgian2022, Prevention and Treatment of Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis in Adult: Consensus Recommendations from the Belgian Bone Club 2022; TOPF2021, Summary of the Thai Osteoporosis Foundation Clinical Practice Guideline on the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis 2021; Japan2023, Guidelines on the management and treatment for GIO of the Japanese Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2023