Table 3 Performances of POSTN in diagnosis of CA153-negative and CEA- negative BCa patients
Analysis groups | AUC (95% CI) | Cut-off value | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Healthy vs. BCa CA153-negative | ||||
  POSTN | 0.72 (0.65 – 0.79) | 14.2 | 70.5 | 70.0 |
  CEA | 0.65 (0.57 – 0.72) | 1.8 | 55.3 | 75.0 |
Healthy vs. BCa CEA-negative | ||||
  POSTN | 0.75 (0.68 – 0.81) | 14.5 | 70.1 | 71.7 |
  CA153 | 0.63 (0.56 – 0.70) | 20.3 | 32.3 | 93.3 |