Research Article

The Relationship of Cytokines IL-13 and IL-17 with Autoantibodies Profile in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis

Table 4

Diagnostic performance of the investigated parameters.

ParameterAUC accuracyCut-off value valueSensitivity (%)Specificity (%)Youden index

IL-13 1.00010.73<0.0001100.00100.001.000
IL-17 0.9029.40<0.000186.67100.000.866

Autoantibodies
IgM-RF 0.9819.50<0.000194.1297.060.910
Anti-CCP0.94712.50<0.000194.4491.180.856
Anti-cL0.8477.50<0.000183.3376.470.598
Anti-RA330.7628.500.0006280.0064.290.422

Markers of inflammation
CRP0.9698.70<0.000196.67100.000.966
ESR0.94820.50<0.000183.3392.860.762