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Table 4 AUC analysis and sensitivity and specificity of Cytokine levels and CAP vs Late failure

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

  

CRP

PCT

Interleukin 1

Interleukin 6

Interleukin 8

Day 1

AUC

0.64

0.67

0.40

0.68

0.62

95% IC

(0.53-0.75)

(0.57-0.77)

(0.29-0.51)

(0.58-0.79)

(0.51-0.74)

p

 

0.4

< 0.001

0.2

0.4

Cut-off

18.6

1.4

148.0

93.0

11.0

Sensitivity

60.6

60.5

39.5

57.9

57.9

Specificity

59.3

60.5

42.0

57.1

55.9

Day3

AUC

0.60

0.69

0.41

0.66

0.52

95% IC

(0.47-0.73)

(0.59-0.79)

(0.28-0.54)

(0.54-0.78)

(0.39-0.65)

p

 

0.1

< 0.001

0.5

0.008

Cut-off

5.9

0.47

112.0

36.0

10.0

Sensitivity

53.6

80.7

46.4

64.3

50.0

Specificity

53.1

61.9

47.6

61.9

52.1