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. 2017 Jan 4;12(1):e0169307. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169307

Table 4. AUROC, cut-points, summary statistic and Proportion Treatment Effect Explained (PTE) for measures of change in Glasgow Coma Scale assessed at various times after start of treatment in the AQUAMAT study.

AS, Artesunate; QN, Quinine; Se, Sensitivity; Sp, Specificity.

Surrogate measurement Hour 6 Hour 12 Hour 18 Hour 24
AUROC (95% CI)
N 545 524 508 487
Absolute change 0.76 (0.70–0.83) 0.82 (0.74–0.89) 0.82 (0.76–0.88) 0.87 (0.80–0.93)
Relative Change 0.75 (0.69–0.82) 0.80 (0.71–0.88) 0.78 (0.69–0.87) 0.84 (0.76–0.93)
Log slope 0.75 (0.69–0.82) 0.83 (0.76–0.89) 0.85 (0.78–0.91) 0.87 (0.82–0.93)
Cut-point (Se,Sp)
Absolute change 1 (0.60, 0.81) 1 (0.80, 0.73) 2 (0.78, 0.77) 2 (0.84, 0.81)
Relative Change 10 (0.60, 0.81) 10 (0.80, 0.73) 25 (0.77, 0.71) 38 (0.79, 0.81)
Log slope .02 (0.60, 0.81) .01 (0.79, 0.78) .01 (0.79, 0.80) .01 (0.87, 0.78)
Mean value of surrogate, adjusted for baseline
Absolute change (Mean, 95% CI)
Mortality
Alive 2* (2,2) 4* (3, 4) 5* (4, 5) 5* (5, 6)
Death -1 (-1, 0) 0 (-1, 1) 0 (-1, 1) 0 (-1, 1)
Treatment
AS 2 (1,2) 3 (2, 3) 4 (3, 4) 4 (4, 5)
QN 2 (2,2) 3 (3, 4) 4 (4, 5) 5 (4, 5)
Relative Change (Mean, 95% CI)
Mortality
Alive 32* (28, 35) 54* (49, 59) 70* (65, 75) 80* (75, 85)
Death -9 (-20, 2) -11 (-27, 5) -6 (-25, 14) -15 (-36, 5)
Treatment
AS 25 (20, 30) 41 (34, 48) 55 (48, 63) 63 (55, 71)
QN 30 (24, 35) 49 (43, 56) 62 (55, 69) 70 (62, 77)
Log slope (Mean, 95% CI)
Mortality
Alive 0.04* (0.03, 0.04) 0.04* (0.03, 0.04) 0.03* (0.03, 0.04) 0.03* (0.03, 0.04)
Death -0.02 (-0.03, -0.01) -0.02 (-0.03, -0.02) -0.02 (-0.03, -0.01) -0.02 (-0.03, -0.01)
Treatment
AS 0.03 (0.02, 0.04) 0.03 (0.02,0.03) 0.03 (0.02, 0.03) 0.03 (0.02, 0.03)
QN 0.04 (0.03, 0.04) 0.03 (0.03, 0.04) 0.03 (0.03, 0.03) 0.03 (0.02, 0.03)
PTE (95% CI)
Absolute change -1.22 (-5.58, 9.34) -3.53 (-7.52, 8.04) -2.72 (-7.71, 6.90) -3.65 (-11.52, 11.76)
Relative Change -0.93 (-7.41, 8.08) -2.93 (-5.43, 5.89) -2.14 (-4.95, 4.40) -3.20 (-9.67, 9.02)
Log slope -1.24 (-6.89, 8.81) -1.67 (-10.74, 9.42) -1.54 (-16.64, 10.21) -1.83 (-15.13, 14.56)

* P-value < 0.05.