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Table 5 Odds ratio, sensitivity, and specificity for admission blood lactate at different concentrations to predict in-hospital mortality in critically ill children

From: Effectiveness of predicting in-hospital mortality in critically ill children by assessing blood lactate levels at admission

Admission blood lactate mmom/L,

ORa(95% CI)

P value

Sensitivity

Specificity

LR+

LR–

PV+

PV-

>2.00

4.95 (2.27-10.78)

<0.001

94%

24%

1.2

0.25

0.55

0.80

>4.00

5.68 (3.72-8.68)

<0.001

70%

70%

2.4

0.42

0.70

0.70

>6.00

10.02 (6.59-15.23)

<0.001

55%

89%

5.1

0.51

0.84

0.66

>8.00

16.79 (10.37-27.19)

<0.001

43%

96%

10.1

0.60

0.91

0.63

>10.00

30.59 (16.55-56.53)

<0.001

34%

98%

19.8

0.67

0.95

0.60

  1. CI, confidence interval; LR+, likelihood ratio positive; LR-, likelihood ratio negative; OR, odds ratio; PV+, positive predictive value; PV-, negative predictive value.
  2. aOdds ratios of blood lactate at the levels above the set cut-off points.