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Table 4 Diagnostic accuracy of GSDMD (in the detection of exudative pleural effusion and VEGF (in the detection of malignant pleural effusion)

From: Role of GSDMD and VEGF in differentiating between malignant and non-malignant pleural effusions

Studied variable

AUC

P value

Cutoff point

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

Accuracy (%)

GSDMD

0.994

0.001*

2.89

98%

97%

98%

97%

98%

VEGF

1.00

0.001*

 ≥ 191.5

100%

80%

84%

100%

90%

  1. AUC Area under the curve, PPV Positive predictive value, NPV Negative predictive value, *Significant