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Table 3 Predicting value of the baseline (T0) serum cytokines levels on active TB development among untreated controls

From: Serum level of IL-1ra was associated with the treatment of latent tuberculosis infection in a Chinese population

Cytokine

AUC (95%CI)

p for z-test

Cut-off (pg/ml)

Sensitivity,% (95% CI)

Specificity,% (95% CI)

Eotaxin

0.95 (0.87, 1.03)

<0.001

50.54

88.89 (51.75, 99.72)

94.44 (72.71, 99.86)

Basic FGF

0.96 (0.88, 1.02)

<0.001

17.49

88.89 (51.75, 99.72)

94.44 (72.71, 99.86)

G-CSF

0.89 (0.76, 1.02)

0.001

58.89

88.89 (51.75, 99.72)

88.89 (65.29, 98.62)

IFN-γ

0.95 (0.87, 1.03)

<0.001

17.41

88.89 (51.75, 99.72)

94.44 (72.71, 99.86)

IL-1α

0.92 (0.82, 1.02)

0.001

8.06

88.89 (51.75, 99.72)

88.89 (65.29, 98.62)

IL-1ra

0.85 (0.70, 1.00)

0.003

114.70

100.00 (66.37, 100.00)

72.22 (46.52, 90.31)

IL-4

1.00 (1.00, 1.00)

<0.001

1.16

100.00 (66.37,100.00)

100.00 (81.47,100.00)

IL-8

0.86 (0.73, 1.00)

0.002

3.44

77.78 (39.99, 97.19)

83.33 (58.58, 96.42)

IL-9

0.90 (0.77, 1.04)

0.001

38.85

88.89 (51.75, 99.72)

94.44 (72.71, 99.86)

IL-17A

0.80 (0.63, 0.98)

<0.001

3.48

100.00 (66.37, 100.00)

72.22 (46.52, 90.31)

MCP-1(MCAF)

0.79 (0.59, 0.99)

0.016

10.34

66.67 (29.93, 92.51)

83.33 (58.58, 96.42)

MIP-1β

0.75 (0.55, 0.94)

0.040

57.65

55.56 (21.20, 86.30)

94.44 (72.71, 99.86)

SDF-1α

0.79 (0.61, 0.97)

0.016

218.00

100.00 (66.37, 100.00)

50.00 (26.02, 73.98)

TNF-α

0.82 (0.66, 0.97)

0.009

10.48

100.00 (66.37, 100.00)

61.11 (35.75, 82.70)

TRAIL

0.88 (0.74, 1.01)

0.002

34.51

77.78 (39.99, 97.19)

88.89 (65.29, 98.62)

VEGF-A

0.83 (0.66, 1.00)

0.006

14.31

88.89 (51.75, 99.72)

72.22 (46.52, 90.31)

  1. Abbreviation: AUC area under curve, TB tuberculosis