Table 4

Performance of the referral strategies in the Leiden SPACE cohort using classification by ASAS axSpA criteria as the external standard

79 fulfilling the ASAS criteria
182 not fulfilling the ASAS criteria
Correctly referred/correctly not referred patients
Patients fulfilling the ASAS criteria referred by strategies (correctly referred)Patients not fulfilling the ASAS criteria not referred by strategies (correctly not referred)
StrategyLR+N out of 79SensitivityN out of 182Specificity
Brandt I1.12791.00190.10
Brandt II1.29770.97440.24
Brandt III2.37710.901130.62
Hermann1.19670.85520.29
MASTER3.00600.761360.75
Braun IBP1.33650.82690.38
RADAR2.34710.901120.62
RADAR 2/31.66310.391390.76
Braun two-step2.27710.901100.60
Braun two-step alt.3.13680.861320.73
CaFaSpA ≥1pt1.35740.94560.31
CaFaSpA ≥2pt2.35470.611350.74
ASAS1.20791.00300.16
  • alt, alternative; ASAS, Assessment in SpondyloArthritis international Society; axSpA, axial spondyloarthritis; IBP, inflammatory back pain; LR+, positive likelihood ratio; RADAR, Recognising and Diagnosing Ankylosing Spondylitis Reliably; SPACE, Spondyloarthritis Caught Early.