Table 3 The predictive performance of lipid profile and D-dimer for PICU mortality due to sepsis
Variables | Cholesterol (mg/dl) | Triglycerides (mg/dl) | HDL (mg/dl) | LDL (mg/dl) | Apo A-V (ng/ml) | D-dimer (μg/mL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cut off point | 109.2 | 112.5 | 43.3 | 47.4 | 89.5 | 0.87 |
AUC | 0.62 | 0.49 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.85 |
Significance | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.001** |
95% CI | (0.48–0.76) | (0.34–0.64) | (0.39–0.71) | (0.39–0.69) | (0.41–0.7) | (0.75–0.94) |
Sensitivity | 73.1% | 70.0% | 70.0% | 63.3% | 73.4% | 93.3% |
Specificity | 40% | 30.0% | 47.0% | 44.0% | 32.1% | 64.7% |
PVP | 54.9% | 50.0% | 56.9% | 53.1% | 51.9% | 72.5% |
PVN | 59.7% | 50.0% | 61.1% | 54.5% | 54.7% | 90.6% |
Accuracy | 56.5% | 50.0% | 58.5% | 63.5% | 52.7% | 79.0% |