Table 2

Specificity, sensitivity, accuracy results for discrimination of unaffected participants at high genetic risk for bipolar disorders and low risk controls based on machine learning applied to white and grey matter in each site and in the combined sample

Sample, %
ResultHalifax (n = 27)Prague (n = 18)Combined (n = 45)
White matter
SVM
 Sensitivity74.0777.7875.56
 Specificity70.3766.6762.22
 Accuracy72.2272.2368.89
p value0.0010.0010.001
GPC
 Sensitivity70.3777.7871.11
 Specificity70.3761.1160.00
 Accuracy70.3769.4565.56
p value0.0030.0220.002
Grey matter
SVM
 Sensitivity62.9655.5653.33
 Specificity48.1566.6760.00
 Accuracy55.5661.1256.67
p value0.250.110.13
GPC
 Sensitivity55.5661.1153.33
 Specificity51.8561.1157.78
 Accuracy53.7161.1155.56
p value0.350.130.17
  • GPC = Gaussian process classifiers; SVM = support vector machines.