Table 3

Performance characteristics for the biomarker signature

Dataset (matrix)Chronic pancreatitis versus control
Identification study (plasma)First validation study (plasma)Second validation study (serum)
AUC (95 % CI)0.85 (0.79 to 0.91)0.85 (0.81 to 0.89)0.88 (0.81 to 0.95)
Sensitivity (LL – UL)0.71 (0.60–0.80)0.84 (0.77–0.89)0.78 (0.64–0.87)
Specificity (LL – UL)0.86 (0.77–0.92)0.66 (0.60–0.73)0.89 (0.78–0.95)
Cut-off0.4790.4790.479
  • AUC, area under the curve; LL, lower limit; UL, upper limit.