Table 4 Performance of host biosignatures in smear positive and smear negative TB patients regardless of HIV infection status.

From: Africa-wide evaluation of host biomarkers in QuantiFERON supernatants for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis

Biosignature

Accuracy measure

Accuracy in smear Positive TB patients

Accuracy in Smear Negative TB Patients

Training set

Test set

Training set

Test set

Biosignature (i)

AUC

 

0.82 (0.75–0.90)

 

0.70 (0.61–0.79)

IFN-γN, TGF-αN, IL-1RaAg-N, MIP-1βAg-N

Sensitivity

72.3% (34/47)

80.0% (16/20)

60% (24/40)

57.5% (23/40)

Specificity

85.1% (86/101)

79.5% (35/44)

73.1% (106/145)

71.0% (103/145)

Biosignature (ii)

AUC

 

0.82 (0.77–0.88)

 

0.70 (0.60–0.79)

IFN-γN, MIP-1βN, TGF-αN, TGF-αAg-N, VEGFAg-N

Sensitivity

71.8% (61/85)

56.8% (21/37)

57.8% (26/45)

55.6% (25/45)

Specificity

83.7% (128/153)

90.8% (59/65)

75.2% (164/218)

72.9% (159/218)

Biosignature (iii)

AUC

 

0.81 (0.73–0.90)

 

0.74 (0.63–0.84)

IFN-γN, IFN-αN, sCD40LN, IL-1αN, MMP-2N, MMP-9N, IFN-α2Ag-N

Sensitivity

73.9% (34/46)

75.0% (15/20)

65% (26/40)

60% (24/40)

Specificity

82.2% (83/101)

90.7% (39/43)

72.9% (105/144)

70.8% (102/144)

Biosignature (iv)

AUC

 

0.83 (0.77–0.88)

 

0.70 (0.60–0.79)

IFN-γN, TGF-αN, IL-1αN, MMP-2N, EGFAg-N, VEGFAg-N, TGF-α Ag-N

Sensitivity

70.6% (60/85)

75.7% (28/37)

57.8% (26/45)

55.6% (25/45)

Specificity

85.0% (130/153)

80.0% (52/65)

75.2% (164/218)

72.9% (159/218)

  1. Cut-off values for determination of sensitivity and specificity were selected based on the Younden’s Index.