Serum Levels of BDNF in Patients with Adenoma and Colorectal Cancer

Table 4

Diagnostic efficiency of the biomarkers to differentiate between healthy controls, adenomas, and CRC.

Test variable	Sensitivity (%)	Specificity (%)	Youden index
CEA	92.6	41.9	0.35
BDNF	60.5	80.6	0.41
BDNF + CEA	85.2	67.7	0.53