Table 1

 Sensitivity, specificity, and efficiency values for CSF tau protein, tau-pT181 and tau-pT181/tau protein ratio in sporadic and variant CJD

SCJD:Tau protein ⩾1300 pg/mlTau-pT181 ⩾50 pg/mlTau-pT181/tau protein ratio ⩽60
Sensitivity (%)846088
Specificity (%)916174
Efficiency (%)886081
VCJD:Tau protein ⩾400 pg/mlTau-pT181 ⩾70 pg/mlTau-pT181/tau protein ratio ⩽200
Sensitivity (%)908486
Specificity (%)898678
Efficiency (%)908583