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Table 3 AUC analysis and sensitivity and specificity of Cytokine levels and CAP vs Early failure

From: Predicting treatment failure in patients with community acquired pneumonia: a case-control study

 

Day 1

 

AUC

95% IC

p

Cut-off

Sensitivity

Specificity

CRP

0.67

(0.58-0.76)

 

20.2

61.1

63.0

PCT

0.56

(0.47-0.65)

0.02

2.69

55.6

55.6

Interleukin 1

0.43

(0.32-0.54)

0.002

102.0

44.4

45.0

Interleukin 6

0.72

(0.64-0.81)

0.3

142.0

69.4

65.8

Interleukin 8

0.60

(0.50-0.71)

0.3

11.0

55.6

55.9