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Table 4 Cut-off levels for urine NGAL in predicting renal response after induction therapy

From: Urine neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin to predict renal response after induction therapy in active lupus nephritis

Cut off:

Urine NGAL (ng/mL)

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

Accuracy

18.01

81.8%

50.9%

24.3%

93.5%

55.9%

18.45

72.7%

50.9%

22.2%

90.6%

54.4%

18.79

72.7%

52.6%

22.9%

90.9%

55.9%

19.91

72.7%

54.4%

23.5%

91.2%

57.4%

21.40

72.7%

56.1%

24.2%

91.4%

58.8%

22.18

72.7%

57.9%

25.0%

91.7%

60.3%

22.51

72.7%

59.6%

25.8%

91.9%

61.8%

23.01

72.7%

61.4%

26.7%

92.1%

63.2%

23.45

72.7%

63.2%

27.6%

92.3%

64.7%

24.98

72.7%

64.9%

28.6%

92.5%

66.2%

27.24

72.7%

66.7%

29.6%

92.7%

67.6%

28.08

72.7%

68.4%

30.8%

92.9%

69.1%

28.32

63.6%

68.4%

28.0%

90.7%

67.6%

30.16

63.6%

71.9%

30.4%

91.1%

70.6%

34.12

63.6%

73.7%

31.8%

91.3%

72.1%

36.79

54.5%

73.7%

28.6%

89.4%

70.6%

38.92

54.5%

77.2%

31.6%

89.8%

73.5%

41.91

54.5%

78.9%

33.3%

90.0%

75.0%

44.24

54.5%

80.7%

35.3%

90.2%

76.5%

54.21

54.5%

82.5%

37.5%

90.4%

77.9%

63.73

54.5%

86.0%

42.9%

90.7%

80.9%

64.90

54.5%

87.7%

46.2%

90.9%

82.4%

65.45

54.5%

89.5%

50.0%

91.1%

83.8%

66.64

45.5%

89.5%

45.5%

89.5%

82.4%

70.72

45.5%

91.2%

50.0%

89.7%

83.8%

82.96

45.5%

93.0%

55.6%

89.8%

85.3%