Table 2. Performance of GFAP in detecting intracranial lesions on CT among different age categories.
Age Categories | Proportion of CTs done in patients with head trauma | Proportion of CTs with traumatic intracranial lesions | Area Under the ROC Curve (95% CI) |
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Birth – 5 years | 37/50 (74%) | 6/37 (16%) | 0.83 (0.56-1.00) |
5.1 - 10 years | 16/29 (55%) | 1/16 (6%) | 0.87 (0.70-1.00) |
10.1 – 15 years | 35/43 (81%) | 6/35 (17%) | 0.78 (0.60-0.95) |
15.1 – 21 years | 64/75 (85%) | 5/64 (8%) | 0.91 (0.83-0.99) |
CT = computed tomography; GFAP = glial fibrillary acidic protein; ROC = receiver operating characteristic