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Table 5 Areas under the curve of variable parameters for determining the severity of CAP

From: Respiratory MUC5B disproportion is involved in severe community-acquired pneumonia

Parameter

Cut-off value

AUC

Sensitivity

Specifity

p value

95% CI

Lower limit

Higher limit

MUC5B/total protein ratio

< 2.117

0.803

0.889

0.644

< 0.001

0.726

0.880

IL6 (pg/ml)

> 4.349

0.791

0.667

0.849

< 0.001

0.708

0.874

CRUB-65 score

–

0.692

0.556

0.781

< 0.001

0.588

0.795

  1. AUC, area under the curve; CI, confidence interval; CURB-65, confusion, urea level, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and age > 65 years