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Table 4 Optimal cut-point (95% CI) for AD* at a sensitivity of 85%

From: Cerebrospinal fluid in the differential diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease: clinical utility of an extended panel of biomarkers in a specialist cognitive clinic

Biomarker

Cut-point

95% CI

Lower

Upper

Aβ1–42 (pg/mL)

< 529.0

479.0

647.0

T-tau (pg/mL)

> 312.0

261.0

391.0

T-tau/Aβ1–42 ratio

> 0.64

0.52

1.01

P-tau (pg/L)

> 48.9

42.4

58.7

AβX-42/X-40

< 0.060

0.055

0.088

APPβ (ng/mL)

> 136.4

115.3

144.6

NFL (ng/L)

< 1877.0

609.8

3149.6

  1. *For a set sensitivity of 85%, given that AD is always set as the ‘case’ in any comparison, the optimal cut-point for any specific biomarker is the same regardless of which other diagnostic group is being used as the comparator; it is the specificity that changes for different comparators
  2. amyloid beta, AD Alzheimer’s disease, APP amyloid precursor protein, CI confidence interval, NFL neurofilament light chain, P-tau phosphorylated tau, T-tau total tau