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Table 6 Predictive performance of the combined marker (IL-6 + PTX3), IL-6, and PTX3 for 30-day mortality

From: Diagnostic and prognostic value of interleukin-6, pentraxin 3, and procalcitonin levels among sepsis and septic shock patients: a prospective controlled study according to the Sepsis-3 definitions

Biomarkers

AUC (95% CI)

p

Cut-off

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

IL-6 + PTX3

0.637

0.025

33.1 (score)

63.9

62.3

IL-6

0.674

0.004

263.3

69.4

60.7

PTX3

0.645

0.017

36.0

72.2

59.0

  1. AUC area under the curve, CI confidence interval, IL-6 interleukin-6, PTX3 pentraxin 3