Research Article

[Retracted] Clinical Value of Pleural Effusion and Serum MMP-3 and CYFRA21-1 Combined with ADA in Differential Diagnosis of Pleural Exudative Effusion

Table 3

Differential diagnostic value of combined hydrothorax and serum MMP-3, CYFRA21-1 and ADA in PEE.

IndexAUC95% CIOptimal cutoff valueSensitivity (%)Specificity (%)
Lower limitUpper limit

Pleural effusion MMP-3 + serum MMP-30.8100.7160.9040.60773.9186.79
Pleural effusion CYFRA21-1 + serum CYFRA21-10.8220.7240.9200.59379.1480.16
Pleural effusion ADA + serum ADA0.8360.7470.9240.63681.5882.02
Combination of the three0.9230.8680.9780.74886.7988.01