Diagnostic Accuracy with Total Adenosine Deaminase as a Biomarker for Discriminating Pleural Transudates and Exudates in a Population-Based Cohort Study

Table 2

Demographic characteristics and pleural adenosine deaminase levels in 157 cases of exudates and transudates.

Variable	Exudate ()	Transudate ()	value
Age, years, median (IQR)	58. (41.5-73.5)	76.0 (63.0-86.25)	0.0001
Male, (%)	58 (47.0)	16 (48.0)
Female, (%)	66 (53.0)	17 (52.0)
P-ADA, U/L, median (IQR)	18.4 (9.25-41.4)	6.85 (2.67-11.26)	0.0001
P-ADA, U/L, without pleural TB, median (IQR)	11.0 (7.25-19.75)	6.85 (2.67-11.26)	0.0001

Shapiro-Wilk normality test: ; Abbreviations: IQR: interquartile range of 75%-25%; P-ADA: pleural adenosine deaminase; TB: tuberculosis.