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Table 2 Comparison between caspase 3, caspase 9, MAD, and TAC in mortality prediction for OP poisoning cases

From: Caspases as prognostic markers and mortality predictors in acute organophosphorus poisoning

Baseline

AUC

95% CI

P value

Cutoff point

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

Caspase 3

0.767

0.578 to 0.901

0.0032

> 1.95

66.67

80.95

60

85

Caspase 9

0.72

0.527 to 0.867

0.0439

> 3.8

88.89

57.14

47.1

92.3

MAD

0.709

0.515 to 0.859

0.0682

> 310

66.67

80.95

60

85

TAC

0.608

0.414 to 0.780

0.3791

> 1.8

55.56

71.43

45.5

78.9

  1. PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value, (AUC) area under curve
  2. P > 0.05: non-significant, P < 0.05: significant, P < 0s.01: highly significant