Table 3 Performance of initial SOFA score, qSOFA score, white blood cells, C-reactive protein and procalcitonin, in prediction of in-hospital mortality
SOFA (n = 393) | qSOFA (n = 393) | WBC (n = 389) | CRP (n = 341) | Procalcitonin (n = 239) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AUC (95% CI) | 0.795 (0.741–0.850) | 0.658 (0.595–0.721) | 0.642 (0.576–0.708) | 0.561 (0.492–0.630) | 0.703 (0.629–0.776) |
Cut-off value | ≥ 9 | ≥ 3 | ≤ 7.39 | ≥ 210 | ≥ 5.49 |
Sensitivity | 53.6% | 30.9% | 77.9% | 35.5% | 69.7% |
Specificity | 94.7% | 96.1% | 49.5% | 75.8% | 63.2% |
Positive predictive value | 79.7% | 75.6% | 79.9% | 35.5% | 46.9% |
Negative predictive value | 84.0% | 78.2% | 46.6% | 75.8% | 81.8% |
Positive likelihood ratio | 10.1194 | 7.9521 | 1.5430 | 1.4667 | 1.8945 |
Negative likelihood ratio | 0.4896 | 0.7189 | 0.4470 | 0.8511 | 0.4789 |