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Table 4 Performance of the ADNEX model in polytomous discriminations between different types of adnexal masses according to whether CA 125 level was included in the model

From: Estimating the risk of malignancy of adnexal masses: validation of the ADNEX model in the hands of nonexpert ultrasonographers in a gynaecological oncology centre in China

Discrimination

AUC (95% CI)

P

ADNEX model with CA 125

ADNEX model without CA 125

Benign vs. Malignant

0.97 (0.96–0.98)

0.97 (0.95–0.98)

0.07

Benign vs. BOT

0.94 (0.92–0.97)

0.94 (0.91–0.97)

0.19

Benign vs. Stage I OC

0.98 (0.97–0.99)

0.98 (0.96–0.99)

0.21

Benign vs. Stage II–IV OC

0.99 (0.99–1.00)

0.99 (0.99–1.00)

0.03

Benign vs. Metastasis

0.99 (0.98–1.00)

0.99 (0.97–1.00)

0.24

BOT vs. Stage I OC

0.54 (0.45–0.64)

0.50 (0.41–0.60)

0.10

BOT vs. Stage II–IV OC

0.92 (0.88–0.97)

0.89 (0.88–0.97)

0.06

BOT vs. Metastasis

0.66 (0.56–0.77)

0.52 (0.29–0.75)

0.34

Stage I OC vs. Stage II–IV OC

0.94 (0.88–0.99)

0.88 (0.80–0.96)

0.01

Stage I OC vs. Metastasis

0.72 (0.60–0.85)

0.54 (0.21–0.86)

0.37

Stage II–IV OC vs. Metastasis

0.97 (0.93–1.00)

0.86 (0.76–0.95)

0.01

  1. Comparison of the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) of the ADNEX model with vs. without the inclusion of CA 125 level using the DeLong test
  2. BOT Borderline ovarian tumour, OC Ovarian cancer