Research Article

α-Klotho: An Early Risk-Predictive Biomarker for Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction

Table 3

The areas under the receiver operating characteristic curves for serum levels of α-Klotho and other conventional risk factors to predict AKI after AMI.

AUROC95% CI valueCut-off valueSensitivitySpecificity

SCr at admission (μmol/L)0.5830.460–0.7060.17970.50.7410.444
eGFR at admission (ml/min1.73 m2)0.6980.579–0.8170.00175.750.4620.883
SBP (mmHg)0.7260.601–0.851<0.0011000.5560.914
Hgb (g/L)0.6800.559–0.8010.0031360.7410.614
LVEF (%)0.7650.657–0.873<0.00154.40.6300.866
BNP at admission (ng/ml)0.7170.593–0.8420.001297.80.5220.843
Klotho at admission (pg/ml)0.7920.706–0.878<0.001516.90.7780.694

AUROC, area under the receiver operating characteristic curves; CI, confidence interval.