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Table 4 Pooled means of sensitivity and specificity, diagnostic odds ratio(DOR), area under the curve(AUC), and calculated likelihood ratios for each interleukin

From: Diagnostic value of interleukins for tuberculous pleural effusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Interleukins

sensitivity(95%CI)

specificity(95%CI)

DOR

AUC

PLR

NLR

IL-27

0.93(0.90–0.95)

0.95(0.90–0.98)

264

0.95

19.5(9.4–40.5)

0.07(0.05–0.11)

IL-18

0.87(0.79–0.92)

0.92 (0.88–0.95)

76

0.95

10.8 (7.2–16.3)

0.14(0.09–0.23)

IL-6

0.86(0.70–0.94)

0.84(0.74–0.90)

30

0.90

5.2(3.0–9.1)

0.17(0.07–0.41)

IL-33

0.84(0.77–0.89)

0.80(0.65–0.89)

20

0.88

4.2(2.21–7.9)

0.20(0.13–0.32)

IL-12

0.78(0.69–0.84)

0.83(0.72–0.91)

17

0.86

4.6(2.8–7.8)

0.27(0.20–0.37)

IL-2

0.67(0.61–0.73)

0.76(0.70–0.82)

11

0.86

3.4(1.7–6.8)

0.36(0.20–0.66)

IL-12p40

0.82(0.66–0.91)

0.65(0.54–0.74)

8

0.76

2.3(1.6–3.4)

0.28(0.13–0.61)

  1. Abbreviations: IL interleukin, DOR diagnostic odds ratio, AUC area under the curve, PLR positive likelihood ratio, NLR negative likelihood ratio