Table 1.
Characteristics and data extracted of the studies included in the systematic review
| Author/year of publication | Country | Age (mean ± SD or range) | Patients no. | Cut off (pg/mL) | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | PPV (%) | NPV (%) | AUC (%) | |
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| Celik et al [8]/2013 | Turkey | Neonate | 206 | 98 | 18.9 | 82 (76-87) | 93 (86-97) | 97 | 67 | 91 |
| Tsalik et al [9]/2012 | USA | 52 (38-65) | 247 | 89 | 40 | 90.2 (86-94) | 33.9 (24-45) | 26.9 | 92.8 | 70 |
| Jekarl et al [10]/2013 | South Korea | 51.5 ± 22.4 | 78 | 99 | 145 | 66.7 (55-77) | 80.3 (71-87) | 29.4 (15.1-47.5) | 95.1 | 75.8 |
| Gouel-Cheron et al [11]/2012 | France | 37 ± 17 | 37 | 63 | 67.1 | 84.6 (68-94) | 72.5 (60-83) | 58 | 90 | 75 (64-84) |
| Dilli et al [12] 2010 | Turkey | Newborns | 35 | 74 | 24.9 | 80 (63-92) | 91.8 (83-97) | 82.3 | 90.6 | 89 |
| Celik et al [13]/2010 | Turkey | Newborns | 232 | 50 | 24.65 | 72 (66-78) | 84 (71-93) | 95 | 42 | |