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. 2022 Mar 2;10:829420. doi: 10.3389/fped.2022.829420

Table 2.

Factors associated with myocardial involvement in children with MIS-C.

Parameter Se Sp OR (95% CI) p
D-dimer >1,300, ng/ml 84.8 63 9.6 (3.1; 29.4) 0.00002
Ferritin >241.0, μg/L 77.1 60.4 5.2 (1.9; 13.7) 0.0007
Hscore >135 47.4 90.3 8.4 (2.9; 24.1) 0.00002
Total protein ≤ 46.1, g/L 35.9 95.9 13.2 (2.8; 62.6) 0.0001
Troponin >31.6, pg/ml 51.9 100.0 - 0.0002
Respiratory signs 59.2 60.0 2.2 (0.98; 4.8) 0.052
Gastrointestinal symptoms 30.0 85.0 2.4 (0.9; 6.7) 0.079
Sore throat 42.0 77.5 2.5 (1.03; 6.0) 0.039
Cervical lymphadenopathy 29.0 88.9 3.3 (1.02; 10.4) 0.038
Hands/feet erythema/edema 42.6 82.9 3.6 (1.3; 9.8) 0.010
Face swelling 60.6 73.0 4.2 (1.7; 10.0) 0.001
Splenomegaly 73.8 62.5 4.7 (2.0; 11.0 0.0002
Shock/hypotension 65.3 65.0 3.5 (1.6; 7.9) 0.002
ICU admission 65.3 75.0 5.7 (2.4; 13.4) 0.00001
MAS 2005 69.4 52.6 2.5 (1.1; 5.8) 0.029

Se, sensitivity; Sp, specificity; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; ICU, intensive care unit; MAS, macrophage activation syndrome.