| Cut-off value | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | AUC (95% CI) |
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IL-33 | 155.96 ng/l | 49.1 | 100.0 | 0.753 (0.637–0.869) |
ADA | 30.55 U/l | 93.0 | 90.9 | 0.912 (0.804–1.000) |
T-SPOT.TB | 25.35 pg/ml | 92.3 | 71.4 | 0.865 (0.713–1.000) |
- AUC were 0.753, 0.912, 0.865 respectively for pleural IL-33, pleural ADA and peripheral blood T-SPOT. The sensitivities were 49.1%, 93%, 92.3% with specificity of 100%, 90.9%, 71.4% respectively using the cut-off value of 155.96 ng/l for IL-33, 30.55 U/l for ADA, 25.35 pg/ml for T-SPOT.TB respectively