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Table 3 Sensitivity and specificity of SOFA score, GCS, and APACHE II score in predicting mortality in myxoedema coma patients

From: Predictors of outcome in myxoedema coma: a study from a tertiary care centre

 

Score

Died

Survived

Sensitivity (percentage)

Specificity (percentage)

Positive PV (percentage)

Negative PV (percentage)

Accuracy (percentage)

SOFA score, baseline

≥6

11/12

5/11

91.7

54.5

68.8

85.7

73.9

SOFA score, day 3

≥6

12/12

2/11

100

81.8

85.7

100

91.3

SOFA score, maximum

≥12

12/12

1/11

100

90.9

92.3

100

95.7

SOFA score, delta

≥3.5

9/12

0/11

75.0

100

100

78.6

87.0

SOFA score, mean

≥7

12/12

0/11

100

100

100

100

100

GCS

≤8

11/12

4/11

91.7

63.6

73.3

87.5

78.3

APACHE II score

≥15

8/11

3/11

66.7

72.7

72.7

66.7

69.6

  1. APACHE II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; PV, predictive value; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.