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Table 6 Prediction performance with various ddE threshold values with ddE-classified PAAs

From: Local QSAR based on quantum chemistry calculations for the stability of nitrenium ions to reduce false positive outcomes from standard QSAR systems for the mutagenicity of primary aromatic amines

ddE cut-off value (kcal/moll)

10

7.5

5

2.5

0

-2.5

-5

-7.5

-10

Sensitivity (%)

93.8

91.0

88.2

85.4

82.6

77.3

72.0

61.1

54.2

Specificity (%)

33.0

40.0

47.3

54.9

62.2

69.4

75.9

78.3

81.3

Positive prediction value (%)

47.2

49.2

51.6

54.7

58.2

61.7

65.6

64.3

64.9

Negative prediction value (%)

89.2

87.4

86.2

85.4

84.8

82.7

80.9

75.9

73.6

Accuracy (%)

56.7

59.8

63.2

66.7

70.1

72.5

74.4

71.6

70.8

Balanced accuracy (%)

63.4

65.5

67.7

70.1

72.4

73.3

74.0

69.7

67.8

Mathews correlation coefficient

0.37

0.37

0.38

0.38

0.39

0.37

0.36

0.29

0.25

Positive likelihood ratio

1.40

1.52

1.67

1.89

2.19

2.53

2.99

2.82

2.90

Negative likelihood ratio

0.19

0.23

0.25

0.27

0.28

0.33

0.37

0.50

0.56

Coveragea (%)

100.0

  1. aPercentage of ddE computable PAAs, of which 40.0% Ames positive