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Table 2 AUC values and cutoff values with 100% specificity for prognostication of unfavourable outcome.

From: Serial measurement of neuron specific enolase improves prognostication in cardiac arrest patients treated with hypothermia: A prospective study

NSE (hours)

cutoff (μg/l)

specificity %

sensitivity %

AUC

95% CI

0

75.5

100

8

0.614

0.41-0.82

24

73.6

100

30

0.804

0.65-0.96

48

54.5

100

58

0.848

0.72-0.98

72

57.2

100

47

0.824

0.67-0.98

absolute difference (increase)

 

0/48

7.9

100

63

0.784

0.63-0.93

24/48

25.1

100

39

0.673

0.50-0.84

24/72

28.1

100

37

0.711

0.52-0.90

percentage difference (increase)

 

0/48

33.1

100

67

0.803

0.66-0.95

24/48

58.0

100

43

0.671

0.50-0.84

24/72

74.9

100

42

0.760

0.58-0.95

  1. AUC: area under the curve, CI: confidence interval.