Use of inflammatory markers as predictor for mechanical ventilation in COVID-19 patients with stages IIIb-V chronic kidney disease?

Table 7 Area under the curve-non invasive mechanical ventilation

Variables on admission	AUC	P value	95% confidence interval		Sensitivity (%)	Specificity (%)
			Lower limit	Upper limit
CRP level	0.663	0.015	0.527	0.799	69.2	53
Ferritin level	0.667	0.013	0.555	0.778	80.8	53
LDH level	0.573	0.280	0.445	0.700	61.5	55
D-dimer level	0.740	0.0004	0.620	0.860	80.8	50

CRP: C reactive protein; LDH: Lactate dehydrogenase; AUC: Area under curve.