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The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine

Table 4 Recipient – observe characteristic curve (ROC) for DHEAS and DHEAS/cortisol as predictors for hospital mortality

From: Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate to cortisol ratio as a prognostic factor in cirrhotic patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Variable

DHEAS

DHEAS/cortisol

The area under the curve

0.267

0.298

P

 < 0.001*

0.002*

Cut of value

18.54

0.65

Sensitivity

63.0%

63.0%

Specificity

22%

25.0%

  1. *: significant as P < 0.05, DHEAS dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate
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