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Table 5 Comparison of ACU between IL-6 alone and IL-6 combined with PCT in predicting infection

From: Interleukin-6 on postoperative day three as an early predictor of infections following laparoscopic gastric cancer resection

 

AUC

95% CI

Z Value

P Value

IL-6 alone

0.84

(0.79, 0.89)

1.81

0.07

IL-6 combined with PCT

0.89

(0.84, 0.93)

  1. PCT = procalcitonin, IL-6 = interleukin-6, AUC = area under curve
  2. Bold values indicate statistical significance at a P < 0.05
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