Table 3. Summary of the diagnostic accuracy of GP73, GPC-3, AFP, GP73 + AFP, GPC-3 + AFP, GP73 + GPC-3 + AFP.
| Marker | N | Pooled sensitivity (95% CI) | Pooled specificity (95% CI) | PLR (95% CI) | NLR (95% CI) | DOR (95% CI) | AUC (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP73 | 9 | 0.77 (0.69–0.83) | 0.93 (0.86–0.96) | 10.8 (5.2–22.1) | 0.25 (0.18–0.34) | 43 [17–110] | 0.90 (0.87–0.92) |
| GPC-3 | 9 | 0.59 (0.47–0.70) | 0.93 (0.89–0.95) | 8.3 (5.0–13.7) | 0.44 (0.33–0.59) | 19 [9–38] | 0.89 (0.86–0.91) |
| AFP | 10 | 0.65 (0.55–0.74) | 0.88 (0.84–0.91) | 5.4 (4.0–7.3) | 0.40 (0.30–0.52) | 14 [8–23] | 0.88 (0.84–0.90) |
| GP73 + AFP | 8 | 0.85 (0.77–0.90) | 0.86 (0.80–0.91) | 6.1 (4.3–8.6) | 0.18 (0.12–0.26) | 34 [22–54] | 0.92 (0.89–0.94) |
| GPC-3 + AFP | 7 | 0.71 (0.61–0.79) | 0.91 (0.81–0.95) | 7.5 (4.0–14.0) | 0.33 (0.25–0.42) | 23 [13–40] | 0.85 (0.82–0.88) |
| GP73 + GPC-3 + AFP | 12 | 0.91 (0.87–0.94) | 0.84 (0.77–0.89) | 5.8 (4.0–8.4) | 0.10 (0.07–0.15) | 58 [36–92] | 0.95 (0.92–0.96) |
GP73, Golgi protein 73; GPC-3, Golgi protein glypican-3; AFP, alpha-fetoprotein; AUC, the area under the curve; DOR, diagnostic odds ratio; NLR, negative likelihood ratio; PLR, positive likelihood ratio.