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Table 4 Evaluation of predictive models for endpoints using the C-index, NRI and IDI

From: Predictive value of high sensitivity C-reactive protein in three-vessel disease patients with and without type 2 diabetes

Patients with diabetes

C-index (95% CI)

P

NRI (95% CI)

P

IDI (95% CI)

P

All-cause death

 Traditional risk factors

0.68 (0.60–0.77)

Reference

Reference

–

Reference

–

 Traditional risk factors + hs-CRP

0.70 (0.61–0.79)

0.510

0.1314 (−0.1648–0.4276)

0.384

6e-04 (−0.0011–0.0022)

0.504

MACCE

 Traditional risk factors

0.53 (0.50–0.57)

Reference

Reference

–

Reference

–

 Traditional risk factors + hs-CRP

0.59 (0.56–0.63)

0.008

0.2074 (0.0804–0.3344)

0.001

0.0086 (0.003–0.0142)

0.003

Patients without diabetes

C-index (95% CI)

P

NRI (95% CI)

P

IDI (95% CI)

P

All-cause death

 Traditional risk factors

0.74 (0.64–0.84)

Reference

Reference

–

Reference

–

 Traditional risk factors + hs-CRP

0.76 (0.65–0.86)

0.287

0.0883 (−0.2087–0.3853)

0.560

0.0054 (−0.0026–0.0133)

0.185

MACCE

 Traditional risk factors

0.52 (0.49–0.55)

Reference

Reference

–

Reference

–

 Traditional risk factors + hs-CRP

0.56 (0.53–0.59)

0.018

0.0988 (−0.0052–0.2027)

0.062

0.0031 (2e-04–0.006)

0.036

  1. Traditional risk factors included age, gender, smoking, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and chronic kidney disease
  2. C-index concordance index, CI confidence interval, HR hazard ratio, Hs-CRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, IDI integrated discrimination improvement, NRI net reclassification improvement, MACCE major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events