Table 3

Performance of the referral strategies in the Leiden SPACE cohort using diagnosis by the rheumatologist as the external standard

107 diagnosed with axSpA
154 not diagnosed with axSpA
Correctly referred/correctly not referred patients
Patients diagnosed with axSpA by the rheumatologist referred by strategies (correctly referred)Patients not diagnosed with axSpA by the rheumatologist not referred by strategies (correctly not referred)
StrategyLR+N out of 107SensitivityN out of 154Specificity
Brandt I1.101050.98170.11
Brandt II1.23990.93380.25
Brandt III1.86790.74930.60
Hermann1.19890.83460.30
MASTER2.68690.641170.76
Braun IBP1.29840.79600.39
RADAR2.12840.79970.63
RADAR 2/32.51470.441270.82
Braun two-step1.83800.75910.59
Braun two-step alt.2.10700.651060.69
CaFaSpA ≥1pt1.25930.87470.31
CaFaSpA ≥2pt1.98550.511140.74
ASAS1.201050.98280.18
  • 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.