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Table 3 Prediction of mortality in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (n = 71): area under the curve of receiver operating curve characteristic plot analysis

From: Copeptin, a novel prognostic biomarker in ventilator-associated pneumonia

Variable

Threshold (pmol/l)a

Sensitivity

Specificity

Area under the curve

Standard error

Asymptotic significance

Copeptin on day 0

64.8

0.69

0.69

0.70

0.06

0.006

Copeptin on day 4

43.0

0.80

0.60

0.72

0.07

0.006

  1. aOptimal cutoff value (minimal false negative and false positive results).