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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2022; 28(12): 1220-1225
Published online Mar 28, 2022. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i12.1220
Table 1 Comparison of tested colorectal mucus biomarker performance for colorectal cancer detection versus groups of asymptomatic control subject and patients with abdominal symptoms (based upon receiver operating characteristic curve analysis)
Biomarker
Optimal cut-off level
Sensitivity (%)
AUC vs Sympt. Pat-s (95%CI)
Specificity vs Sympt. Pat-s (%)
AUC vs Control (95%CI)
Specificity vs Control (%)
Median biomarker level (CRC)
Median biomarker level (Sympt. Pat-s)
Median biomarker level (Control)
Haemoglobin109.27 ng/mL80.000.85 (0.77-0.93)88.550.92 (0.85-0.99)94.291708.74 ng/mLa,b0.00 ng/mLa,c0.00 ng/mLb,c
CRP8.90 ng/mL72.500.77 (0.68-0.87)75.810.84 (0.75-0.93)80.0022.09 ng/mLd,e1.41 ng/mLd0.00 ng/mLe
TIMP13.25 ng/mL67.500.73 (0.63-0.84)75.810.83 (0.74-0.92)85.718.26 ng/mLf,g1.42 ng/mLf,h0.71 ng/mLg,h
M2-PK9.00 U/mL62.500.71 (0.60-0.81)77.420.83 (0.74-0.92)91.4311.98 U/mLi,j2.97 U/mLi,k0.57 U/mLj,k
MMP910.38 ng/mL65.000.70 (0.60-0.80)64.520.86 (0.78-0.95)82.8620.93 ng/mLl,m6.37 ng/mLl,n0.44 ng/mLm,n
PADI41.16 ng/mL67.500.64 (0.54-0.75)62.900.88 (0.81-0.96)94.291.51 ng/mLo,p0.88 ng/mLo,q0.00 ng/mLp,q
EGFR305.52 pg/mL60.000.60 (0.48-0.71)58.060.80 (0.70-0.90)88.57342.72 pg/mLr187.01 pg/mLs67.72 pg/mLr,s
Calprotectin3.38 μg/mL57.500.58 (0.47-0.70)56.450.75 (0.64-0.86)80.004.01 μg/mLt2.94 μg/mLu0.59 μg/mLt,u
EDN12.83 ng/mL45.000.52 (0.40-0.64)62.900.74 (0.62-0.85)88.578.04 ng/mLv10.10 ng/mLw2.85 ng/mLv,w