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. 2019 Feb 5;6(2):131–137. doi: 10.1002/ams2.391

Table 2.

Comparison of the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) (95% confidence interval [CI]) of the quick sequential organ failure assessment (qSOFA) score, systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) criteria, and shock index

n AUROC (95% CI) P‐value
(A) qSOFA (B) SIRS (C) Shock index A versus B A versus C B versus C
All patients 4,827 0.64 (0.61–0.67) 0.59 (0.56–0.62) 0.58 (0.54–0.62) <0.001 0.001 0.528
Infection 820 0.66 (0.59–0.73) 0.56 (0.48–0.63) 0.62 (0.53–0.70) 0.008 0.377 0.204
Trauma 639 0.60 (0.48–0.71) 0.51 (0.38–0.63) 0.51 (0.36–0.65) 0.100 0.978 0.295
Others 3,368 0.64 (0.60–0.67) 0.60 (0.56–0.64) 0.57 (0.53–0.61) 0.033 0.004 0.207