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Strategies for graphical threshold determination.

J Vermont1, J L Bosson, P François

  • 1Service de Biostatistiques, Faculté de médecine, La Tronche, France.

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine
|June 1, 1991
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This study compares seven strategies for determining optimal thresholds in biological measurements. Different methods, including ROC and P-ROC curves, yield varying optimal values, with one strategy offering a theoretical advantage for medical decision-making.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Decision Making
  • Biostatistics
  • Quantitative Analysis

Background:

  • Determining optimal thresholds for quantitative biological measurements is crucial for medical decision-making.
  • Several strategies exist, each with associated empirical curves like ROC, P-ROC, and WCF curves.
  • One strategy benefits from a theoretical formula for threshold determination within a probabilistic model.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To define and compare seven common strategies for determining optimal thresholds in quantitative biological variables.
  • To evaluate the performance of different thresholding strategies using relevant empirical curves.
  • To identify the most advantageous strategy for medical decision-making, particularly in contexts like glycemia measurement.

Main Methods:

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  • Definition and comparison of seven distinct threshold determination strategies.
  • Utilizing Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves, Predictive ROC (P-ROC) curves, and Well Classified Frequencies (WCF) curves.
  • Application of strategies to a simulated dataset of 702 cases and a practical example of glycemia measurements.

    • Main Results:

    • The seven strategies investigated result in different optimal threshold values.
    • The strategy with a theoretical formula demonstrated a considerable advantage in threshold determination.
    • Analysis of a glycemia measurement example highlighted one strategy as optimal for gestational diabetes mellitus prediction.

    Conclusions:

    • The choice of threshold determination strategy significantly impacts the optimal threshold value in biological measurements.
    • Strategies involving theoretical formulas may offer advantages for robust threshold selection.
    • The findings provide guidance for selecting optimal thresholds in clinical applications, such as predicting gestational diabetes mellitus.