Research Article

Exploration of Predictive Biomarkers for Postoperative Recurrence in Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps Based on Serum Multiple-Cytokine Profiling

Table 5

ROC analysis results of different cytokines for predicting CRSwNP recurrence.

CytokinesAUC (95% CI) valueCutoff valueSensitivitySpecificity

Eotaxin0.729 (0.640-0.818)<0.00150.30.6500.700
IL-17A0.617 (0.516-0.717)0.02712.00.8170.417
RANTES0.776 (0.695-0.858)<0.0017177.70.6670.750

ROC: receiver-operating characteristic; CRSwNP: chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps; AUC: area under the curve; CI: confidence interval; IL: interleukin; RANTES: regulated upon activation normally T expressed and presumably secreted.