Research Article

Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 and Tissue Inhibitor of Matrix Metalloproteinase-1 in Sepsis after Major Abdominal Surgery

Table 2

MMP-9, TIMP-1, and MMP-9/TIMP-1 ratio as diagnostic biomarkers of sepsis.

AUC-ROC (95% CI)
MMP-9TIMP-1MMP-9/TIMP-1 ratio

Nonoperated controls versus operated controls
0 h0.798 (0.702–0.895)0.584 (0.465–0.704)0.761 (0.664–0.858)
Sepsis versus nonoperated controls
0 h0.675 (0.561–0.789)0.940 (0.889–0.991)0.924 (0.873–0.975)
24 h0.640 (0.511–0.769)0.972 (0.941–1.004)0.929 (0.878–0.980)
48 h0.593 (0.450–0.736)0.929 (0.862–0.997)0.914 (0.853–0.975)
72 h0.591 (0.417–0.765)0.951 (0.892–1.006)0.901 (0.821–0.980)
96 h0.646 (0.457–0.826)0.925 (0.825–1.026)0.911 (0.825–0.997)
Sepsis versus operated controls
0 h0.541 (0.418–0.664)0.854 (0.778–0.930)0.788 (0.697–0.879)
24 h0.513 (0.372–0.653)0.870 (0.797–0.943)0.753 (0.650–0.855)
48 h0.570 (0.415–0.724)0.820 (0.728–0.913)0.718 (0.605–0.832)
72 h0.523 (0.342–0.703)0.857 (0.768–0.913)0.724 (0.593–0.854)
96 h0.514 (0.307–0.721)0.845 (0.738–0.952)0.750 (0.612–0.888)

Data are presented as AUC-ROC (95% CI). . AUC-ROC: area under receiver operating characteristic curve; MMP-9: matrix metalloproteinase-9; TIMP-1: tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-1.