Evaluation of Red Cell Distribution Width to Lymphocyte Ratio as Potential Biomarker for Detection of Colorectal Cancer

Table 2

Diagnostic value of RLR, CEA, and CA199 alone and combined biomarkers for distinguishing CRC patients from colorectal polyp patients and healthy participants.

Variables	AUC	Cut off	Sensitivity	Specificity	95% confidence interval
					upper limit	lower limit
RDW to lymphocyte ratio (RLR)	0.571	8.21	41%	72%	0.730	0.828
CEA	0.779	5.00	37%	97%	0.493	0.619
CA19-9	0.556	37.00	16%	99%	0.509	0.632
CEA + CA19-9	0.779		61%	86%	0.729	0.829
CEA + RLR	0.782		56%	90%	0.734	0.831
CA19-9+RLR	0.607		30%	93%	0.545	0.668