Table 9.

Pairwise Comparison of ROC Curves Between Different Parameters

Pairwise comparison	DBA	SE	95% CI	P value
Trx-1 ~ ΔSOFA	0.003	0.039	−0.074–0.081	0.933
Trx-1 ~ CRP	0.106	0.053	0.001–0.210	0.046
Trx-1 ~ PCT	0.124	0.046	0.034–0.214	0.007
Trx-1 ~ IL-6	0.042	0.046	−0.049–0.132	0.368
ΔSOFA ~ CRP	0.109	0.053	0.0044–0.214	0.041
ΔSOFA ~ PCT	0.128	0.043	0.0429–0.212	0.003
ΔSOFA ~ IL-6	0.045	0.042	−0.038–0.129	0.292
CRP ~ PCT	0.018	0.049	−0.078–0.115	0.711
CRP ~ IL-6	0.064	0.046	−0.027–0.156	0.170
PCT ~ IL-6	0.003	0.039	−0.075–0.081	0.933

Abbreviations: Trx-1, thioredoxin; CRP, C-reactive protein; IL-6, interleukin-6; ΔSOFA, sequential organ failure assessment score; DBA, difference between areas; SE, standard error; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.