Research Article

Serum Interleukin-37 Increases in Patients after Ischemic Stroke and Is Associated with Stroke Recurrence

Table 3

Area under the curve for selected predictors of stroke recurrence.

Test result variable(s)AreaStd. errorAsymptotic sig.Asymptotic 95% CI
Lower boundUpper bound

NIHSS0.6660.0470.0010.5750.758
IL-370.7330.042<0.0010.6500.815
IL-60.6410.0550.0060.5330.748
CRP0.6240.0460.0160.5340.714
Model 1(IL-37+ NHISS score)0.7510.042<0.0010.6690.832
Model 2(IL-37 + IL-6 + CRP)0.7740.040<0.0010.6960.853

Under the nonparametric assumption. Null hypothesis: . CI: confidence interval; NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; CRP: C-reactive protein; IL-37: interleukin-37; IL-6: interleukin-6.