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. 2019 Dec 16;17:420. doi: 10.1186/s12967-019-02176-z

Table 2.

AUC, PPV, NPV, sensitivity and specificity for PMN elastae in patients with myositis

IIMs DM PM
PMN elastase CK ENR PMN elastase CK ENR PMN elastase CK ENR

AUC

(95% CI)

0.90***

(0.83–0.97)

0.72**

(0.61–0.84)

0.96***

(0.92–1.0)

0.90***

(0.82–0.98)

0.70*

(0.57–0.83)

0.96***

(0.91–1.0)

0.88*

(0.65–1.0)

0.80*

(0.56–1.0)

1.0**

(1.0–1.0)

Cut off value

(ng/mL)

1632.4 84.8 329.0 1632.4 107.9 329.0 1632.4 107.9 329.0
PPV 1 0.89 0.98 1 1 0.98 1 1 1
NPV 0.77 0.59 0.85 0.68 0.44 0.89 0.78 0.58 1
Sensitivity (%) 79 56 88 80 42.9 94 80 43 94
Specificity (%) 100 90 97 100 100 96 100 100 96

AUC area under the curve, PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value; 95% CI 95% confidence interval, ENR PMN elastase-to-netrophil ratio

* P < 0.05 for the area under the curve; **P < 0.01 for the area under the curve; ***P < 0.001 for the area under the curve