Table 2.

Operating characteristics of the HEP score and 4Ts score by patient population

ModelAUC (95% CI)P*CutoffSensitivity, % (95% CI)Specificity, % (95% CI)PPV, % (95% CI)NPV, % (95% CI)
Total population, n = 292:
HIT prevalence, 14.7% 
       
 HEP score 0.81 (0.74-0.87) .12 95.3 (84.2-99.4) 35.7 (29.8-42.0) 20.4 (15.1-26.6) 97.8 (92.3-99.7) 
 4Ts score 0.76 (0.67-0.84) 97.7 (86.2-99.8) 32.9 (27.2-39.1) 20.1 (15.0-26.3) 98.8 (92.5-99.9) 
Medical patients, n = 129:
HIT prevalence, 12% 
       
 HEP score 0.81 (0.73-0.90) .42 100 (79.4-100) 28.3 (20.2-37.6) 16.5 (9.73-25.4) 100 (89.1-100) 
 4Ts score 0.78 (0.67-0.88) 100 (79.4-100) 27.4 (19.5-36.6) 16.3 (9.6-25.2) 100 (88.0-100) 
Surgical patients, n = 163:
HIT prevalence, 17% 
       
 HEP score 0.82 (0.72-0.91) .13 92.6 (75.7-99.1) 41.9 (33.5-50.7) 24 (16.2-33.4) 96.6 (88.3-99.6) 
 4Ts score 0.76 (0.67-0.84) 96.3 (81.0-99.9) 37.5 (29.4-46.2) 23.4 (15.9-32.4) 98.1 (89.7-100) 
Cardiothoracic surgery patients, n = 125:
HIT prevalence, 13% 
       
 HEP score 0.74 (0.61-0.87) .43 87.3 (61.7-98.4) 44 (34.5-53.9) 18.7 (10.6-29.3) 96.0 (86.3-99.5) 
 4Ts score 0.69 (0.57-0.80) 93.8 (69.8-99.8) 39.4 (30.2-49.3) 18.5 (10.8-28.7) 97.3 (88.0-99.0) 
ICU patients, n = 170:
HIT prevalence, 13% 
       
 HEP score 0.86 (0.80-0.93) .03 100 (84.6-100) 40.5 (32.6-48.9) 20 (13.0-28.7) 100 (94.0-100) 
 4Ts score 0.79 (0.71-0.88) 100 (81.5-100) 31.1 (23.8-39.2) 17.7 (11.7-25.8) 100 (92.3-100) 
ModelAUC (95% CI)P*CutoffSensitivity, % (95% CI)Specificity, % (95% CI)PPV, % (95% CI)NPV, % (95% CI)
Total population, n = 292:
HIT prevalence, 14.7% 
       
 HEP score 0.81 (0.74-0.87) .12 95.3 (84.2-99.4) 35.7 (29.8-42.0) 20.4 (15.1-26.6) 97.8 (92.3-99.7) 
 4Ts score 0.76 (0.67-0.84) 97.7 (86.2-99.8) 32.9 (27.2-39.1) 20.1 (15.0-26.3) 98.8 (92.5-99.9) 
Medical patients, n = 129:
HIT prevalence, 12% 
       
 HEP score 0.81 (0.73-0.90) .42 100 (79.4-100) 28.3 (20.2-37.6) 16.5 (9.73-25.4) 100 (89.1-100) 
 4Ts score 0.78 (0.67-0.88) 100 (79.4-100) 27.4 (19.5-36.6) 16.3 (9.6-25.2) 100 (88.0-100) 
Surgical patients, n = 163:
HIT prevalence, 17% 
       
 HEP score 0.82 (0.72-0.91) .13 92.6 (75.7-99.1) 41.9 (33.5-50.7) 24 (16.2-33.4) 96.6 (88.3-99.6) 
 4Ts score 0.76 (0.67-0.84) 96.3 (81.0-99.9) 37.5 (29.4-46.2) 23.4 (15.9-32.4) 98.1 (89.7-100) 
Cardiothoracic surgery patients, n = 125:
HIT prevalence, 13% 
       
 HEP score 0.74 (0.61-0.87) .43 87.3 (61.7-98.4) 44 (34.5-53.9) 18.7 (10.6-29.3) 96.0 (86.3-99.5) 
 4Ts score 0.69 (0.57-0.80) 93.8 (69.8-99.8) 39.4 (30.2-49.3) 18.5 (10.8-28.7) 97.3 (88.0-99.0) 
ICU patients, n = 170:
HIT prevalence, 13% 
       
 HEP score 0.86 (0.80-0.93) .03 100 (84.6-100) 40.5 (32.6-48.9) 20 (13.0-28.7) 100 (94.0-100) 
 4Ts score 0.79 (0.71-0.88) 100 (81.5-100) 31.1 (23.8-39.2) 17.7 (11.7-25.8) 100 (92.3-100) 
*

P value represents comparison of the AUC using the method of DeLong et al.17 

Exact binomial CIs displayed for sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV.

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