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Table 3 Cutoff values of novel biomarkers with sensitivities, PPVs and NPVs at 0, 24, 48, 72 h after ROSC according to 100% of specificity

From: Novel serum biomarkers for predicting neurological outcomes in postcardiac arrest patients treated with targeted temperature management

 

AUC

Cutoff (pg/mL)

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

Tau, 0 h, 100%

0.724

> 748

11.1 (4.2–22.6)

100 (92.3–100.0)

100 (54.1–100.0)

48.9 (38.5–59.5)

Tau, 24 h, 100%

0.767

> 131

21. (9.6–37.3)

100 (92.0–100.0)

100 (63.1–100.0)

59.5 (47.4–70.7)

Tau, 48 h, 100%

0.837

> 406*

18.9 (8.0–35.2)

100 (91.6–100.0)

100 (59.0–100.0)

58.3 (46.0–69.9)

Tau, 72 h, 100%

0.906

> 698

8.3 (1.8–22.5)

100 (91.8–100.0)

100 (15.8–100.0)

56.6 (44.7–67.9)

NFL, 0 h, 100%

0.664

> 1890

0 (0.0–7.3)

100 (91.2–100.0)

 

44.9 (34.4–55.9)

NFL, 24 h, 100%

0.900

> 521

57.9 (40.8–73.7)

100 (92.0–100.0)

100 (84.6–100.0)

73.3 (60.3–83.9)

NFL, 48 h, 100%

0.921

> 4660*

36.1 (20.8–53.8)

100 (91.6–100.0)

100 (75.3–100.0)

64.6 (51.8–76.1)

NFL, 72 h, 100%

0.946

> 690

77.1 (59.9–89.6)

100 (91.8–100.0)

100 (87.2–100.0)

84.3 (71.3–93.0)

GFAP, 0 h, 100%

0.850

> 392

53.2 (38.1–67.9)

100 (91.2–100.0)

100 (86.3–100.0)

64.5 (51.3–76.3)

GFAP, 24 h, 100%

0.827

> 1970

44.1 (27.2–62.1)

100 (92.0–100.0)

100 (78.2–100.0)

69.8 (57.0–80.8)

GFAP, 48 h, 100%

0.839

> 9520*

43.8 (26.4–62.3)

100 (91.6–100.0)

100 (76.8–100.0)

70 (56.8–81.2)

GFAP, 72 h, 100%

0.875

> 1180

54.6 (36.4–71.9)

100 (91.8–100.0)

100 (81.5–100.0)

74.1 (61.0–84.7)

UCH-L1, 0 h, 100%

0.766

> 827.8

28.6 (16.6–43.3)

100 (91.2––100.0)

100 (76.8–100.0)

53.3 (41.4–64.9)

UCH-L1, 24 h, 100%

0.886

> 492.4

41.0 (25.6–57.9)

100 (92.0–100.0)

100 (79.4–100.0)

65.7 (53.0–76.9)

UCH-L1, 48 h, 100%

0.911

> 2935*

27.0 (13.8–44.1)

100 (91.6–100.0)

100 (69.2–100.0)

60.9 (48.3–72.5)

UCH-L1, 72 h, 100%

0.935

> 356.4

50.0 (32.9–67.1)

100 (91.8–100.0)

100 (81.5–100.0)

70.5 (57.4–81.5)

  1. AUC area under the curve, PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value, NSE neuron specific enolase, S100-B S100 calcium-binding protein, NFL neurofilament light chain, GFAP glial fibrillary acidic protein, UCHL1 ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase-L1
  2. *Caution with the possibility of laboratory error. Excluding one patient with possible laboratory error, the cutoffs at 48 h were 62.8 for Tau, 582 for NFL, 1880 for GFAP and 415.4 for UCH-L1