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Table 3 Best cutoff and AUC value of laboratory parameters in predicting of sepsis

From: Usefulness of procalcitonin for diagnosis of sepsis in the intensive care unit

Parameter

Best cutoff

AUC (mean ± SE)

P value

CRP (mg/dl)

14.5

0.554 ± 0.062

0.378

TNF-α (pg/ml)

11.5

0.607 ± 0.06

0.085

IL-2 (pg/ml)

1288.5

0.641 ± 0.058

0.022

IL-6 (pg/ml)

68.5

0.515 ± 0.62

0.805

IL-8 (pg/ml)

31.5

0.663 ± 0.057

0.008

PCT (ng/ml)

2.415

0.969 ± 0.016

0.000

  1. P values are for AUC as a predictor of sepsis. AUC, area under the receiver operating characteristic curve; CRP, C-reactive protein; IL, interleukin; PCT, procalcitonin; TNF, tumour necrosis factor.
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