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A serum: CSF HCG ratio less than 40 is an accurate indication of the presence of brain metastases, and may have considerable predictive value.

This is particularly true in the younger age ranges, where high prevalences may translate into considerable predictive value from screening instruments having adequate sensitivity and specificity.

In any case, literature data comparing self-reports and clinical assessment of suicidal symptoms indicate that self-rating of suicidality contains considerable predictive value and should be the primary data source [ 38].

Our findings establish EBV antibody as an early marker of NPC and suggest that repeated screening to monitor cases as they enter this window has considerable predictive value, with practical consequences for cancer treatment.

In our analysis, which included 1827 patients, we showed that the measurement of serum PCT could provide considerable predictive value (DOR: 61.52; AUROC: 0.94) for the diagnosis of bacterial peritonitis, and that this predictive capacity is better than that provided by CRP (DOR: 13.54; AUROC: 0.85).

Although the various biomarkers of bone health can be used effectively for diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring, there are considerable limitations to their predictive value for the individual, and interpretation of small changes during preregistration trials remains uncertain (87, 88).

Note: PPV = Positive Predictive Value, NPV = Negative Predictive Value.

A comparative study in India of five questionnaires showed good internal consistency and a high discriminating ability with the SRQ having the best results [ 9], but in comparison to clinical interview, questionnaires only showed strong positive predictive value when a considerable compromise on sensitivity was made.

There has been considerable interest in the role and possible predictive value of the circulating angiogenic factors sFlt1, sEng and PlGF for preeclampsia as evidenced by a growing literature since 2003.

While all guidelines endorse screening for prognostic factors, there is considerable uncertainty regarding the choice of these factors and their predictive value.

Reducing QT-alert overload by excluding drugs without proven risk of causing TdP from alert generation would result in a considerable reduction in alert numbers, would not change the positive predictive value, and would introduce a sensitivity problem.