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Table 3 ROC AUC (95% CI) for sputum and serum mediators between all stable and all exacerbation visits

From: Severe exacerbations in moderate-to-severe asthmatics are associated with increased pro-inflammatory and type 1 mediators in sputum and serum

 

Sputum

Serum

(Stable = 187; Exacerbation = 44)

(Stable = 228; Exacerbation = 52)

IL-1α

0.50 (0.39 to 0.62)

BLQ

IL-1β

0.59 (0.49 to 0.70)

0.43 (0.35 to 0.51)

IL-2

0.57 (0.47 to 0.68)

BLQ

IL-5

0.50 (0.41 to 0.60)

0.49 (0.49 to 0.50)

IL-6

0.61 (0.52 to 0.71)

BLQ

IL-6R

0.68 (0.58 to 0.78)

ALQ

IL-8

0.59 (0.50 to 0.68)

0.50 (0.40 to 0.59)

IL-15

0.59 (0.48 to 0.69)

BLQ

IL-18

0.62 (0.52 to 0.72)

0.60 (0.52 to 0.69)

CXCL9

0.65 (0.55 to 0.74)

0.60 (0.51 to 0.69)

CXCL10

0.60 (0.50 to 0.70)

0.61 (0.52 to 0.70)

CXCL11

0.53 (0.43 to 0.64)

0.66 (0.57 to 0.76)

CCL2

0.57 (0.47 to 0.67)

0.44 (0.35 to 0.54)

CCL3

0.49 (0.38 to 0.59)

BLQ

CCL4

0.57 (0.47 to 0.67)

0.48 (0.39 to 0.57)

CCL5

0.67 (0.56 to 0.77)

ALQ

CCL11

0.45 (0.36 to 0.55)

0.50 (0.41 to 0.60)

CCL13

0.44 (0.36 to 0.52)

ALQ

CCL17

0.42 (0.33 to 0.51)

0.52 (0.43 to 0.60)

CCL26

0.50 (0.41 to 0.59)

0.52 (0.42 to 0.62)

TNFα

0.64 (0.54 to 0.74)

0.52 (0.43 to 0.61)

TNF-R1

0.63 (0.53 to 0.73)

0.50 (0.41 to 0.59)

TNF-R2

0.69 (0.60 to 0.78)

BLQ

VEGF

0.51 (0.41 to 0.62)

0.49 (0.40 to 0.58)

EGF

0.50 (0.40 to 0.59)

0.46 (0.36 to 0.55)

SCF

BLQ

0.52 (0.44 to 0.60)

ST2

BLQ

0.56 (0.47 to 0.66)

CHTR

0.64 (0.53 to 0.74)

0.46 (0.36 to 0.55)

Periostin

Not done

0.52 (0.46 to 0.58)

DDP4

Not done

0.41 (0.32 to 0.50)

  1. BLQ Below limit of quantification, ALQ Above limit of quantification, unit of the mediators is pg/ml
  2. All entries in bold are significant