Clinical Study

The Prognostic and Risk-Stratified Value of Heart-Type Fatty-Acid-Binding Protein in Community Acquired Pneumonia in Emergency Department

Table 3

Cutoff values of H-FABP.

Cutoff valueSensitivitySpecificityPPVNPVLR+LR−OR95% CI
(ng/mL)5%95%

6.13871.9%70.3%44.6%88.3%2.430.46.0803.13011.810
766.7%72.7%44.7%86.8%2.440.465.3192.79110.136

H-FABP: heart-type fatty-acid-binding protein; PPV: positive predictive value; NPV: negative predictive value; LR+: positive likelihood ratio; LR−: negative likelihood ratio; OR: odd ratio; CI: confidence interval.