Research Article

Diagnostic Value of CD25, CD69, and CD134 on Tuberculosis-Specific Antigen-Stimulated CD4+ T Cells for Tuberculous Pleurisy

Table 2

The diagnostic value of each activation index in PB for ATB.

VariablesAUC
(95% CI)
Youden indicatorCutoff valueSensitivity
(95% CI)
Specificity
(95% CI)
PPV
(95% CI)
NPV
(95% CI)
Accuracy (%)

ATB vs. NTB
 CD25+0.88
(0.82–0.95)
0.60.986.7%
(72.5%–94.5%)
74.0%
(59.4%–84.9%)
75.0%
(60.8%–85.5%)
86.0%
(71.4%–94.2%)
80.0
 CD69+0.84
(0.76–0.92)
0.62.486.7%
(72.5%–94.5%)
76.0%
(61.5%–86.5%)
76.5%
(62.2%–86.8%)
86.4%
(72%–94.3%)
81.1
 CD134+0.89
(0.81–0.96)
0.71.484.4%
(69.9%–93.0%)
86.0%
(72.6%–93.7%)
84.4%
(69.9%–93%)
86.0%
(72.6%–93.7%)
85.3
 CD25+CD69+0.88
(0.81–0.95)
0.70.486.7%
(72.5%–94.5%)
80.0%
(65.9%–89.5%)
79.6%
(65.2%–89.3%)
87.0%
(73.1%–94.6%)
83.2
 CD25+CD134+0.93
(0.87–0.99)
0.80.686.7%
(72.5%–94.5%)
94.0%
(82.5%–98.4%)
92.9%
(79.5%–98.1%)
88.7%
(76.3%–95.3%)
90.5
 CD69+CD134+0.91
(0.85–0.97)
0.70.986.7%
(72.5%–94.5%)
86.0%
(72.6%–93.7%)
84.8%
(70.5%–93.2%)
87.8%
(74.5%–94.9%)
86.3
ATB vs. HC
 CD25+0.84
(0.76–0.93)
0.70.886.7%
(72.5%–94.5%)
78.6%
(62.8%–89.2%)
81.3%
(66.9%–90.6%)
84.6%
(68.8%–93.6%)
82.8
 CD69+0.84
(0.75–0.93)
0.72.386.7%
(72.5%–94.5%)
78.6%
(62.8%–89.2%)
81.3%
(66.9%–90.6%)
84.6%
(68.8%–93.6%)
82.8
 CD134+0.82
(0.72–0.92)
0.71.188.9%
(75.2%–95.8%)
76.2%
(60.2%–87.4%)
80.0%
(65.9%–89.5%)
86.5%
(70.4%–94.9%)
82.8
 CD25+CD69+0.83
(0.74–0.92)
0.70.584.4%
(69.9%–93%)
83.3%
(68.0%–92.5%)
84.4%
(69.9%–93%)
83.3%
(68.0%–92.5%)
83.9
 CD25+CD134+0.85
(0.75–0.94)
0.70.686.7%
(72.5%–94.5%)
83.3%
(68.0%–92.5%)
84.8%
(70.5%–93.2%)
85.4%
(70.1%–93.9%)
85.1
 CD69+CD134+0.83
(0.74–0.93)
0.70.986.7%
(72.5%–94.5%)
83.3%
(68.0%–92.5%)
84.8%
(70.5%–93.2%)
85.4%
(70.1%–93.9%)
85.1
ATB vs. LTBI
 CD25+0.63
(0.51–0.74)
0.34.431.1%
(18.6%–46.8%)
100.0%
(89.1%–100.0%)
100.0%
(73.6%–100.0%)
56.3%
(44.1%–67.9%)
56.8
 CD69+0.65
(0.53–0.77)
0.38.444.4%
(30.0%–60.0%)
90.0%
(75.4%–96.8%)
83.3%
(61.8%–94.5%)
59.0%
(45.7%–71.2%)
59.0
 CD134+0.64
(0.52–0.76)
0.34.442.2%
(28.0%–57.8%)
85.0%
(69.5%–93.8%)
76.0%
(54.5%–89.8%)
56.7%
(43.3%–69.2%)
55.8
 CD25+CD69+0.60
(0.48–0.72)
0.32.335.6%
(22.3%–51.3%)
92.5%
(79.5%–98.0%)
84.2%
(59.5%–95.8%)
56.1%
(43.4%–68.1%)
55.8
 CD25+CD134+0.62
(0.50–0.74)
0.21.935.6%
(22.3%–51.3%)
87.5%
(72.4%–95.3%)
76.2%
(52.5%–90.9%)
54.7%
(41.8%–70.0%)
53.7
 CD69+CD134+0.56
(0.44–0.69)
0.25.726.7%
(15.1%–42.2%)
95.0%
(81.8%–99.1%)
85.7%
(56.2%–97.5%)
53.5%
(41.4%–65.3%)
52.6

Note: PPV = positive predictive value; NPV = negative predictive value; PB = peripheral blood; ATB (n = 45) = active tuberculosis; LTBI (n = 40) = latent tuberculosis infection; NTB (n = 50) = nontuberculosis; HC (n = 42) = healthy control.