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Table 3 Subgroup analysis of FIB for PJI diagnosis

From: Reliability of circulating fibrinogen in the diagnosis of prosthesis-related infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Subgroup

No. of studies

Sensitivity (95% CI)

Specificity (95% CI)

PLR (95% CI)

NLR (95% CI)

DOR (95% CI)

AUC

Plasma FIB

5

0.74 (0.69–0.79)

0.83 (0.81–0.86)

4.51 (3.14–6.47)

0.29 (0.22–0.38)

17.85 (12.71–25.07)

0.8945

China

6

0.75 (0.70–0.79)

0.84 (0.81–0.86)

4.84 (3.31–7.09)

0.28 (0.21–0.36)

19.56 (13.46–28.43)

0.8880

  1. FIB fibrinogen, CI confidence interval, PLR positive likelihood ratio, NLR negative likelihood ratio, DOR diagnostic odds ratio, AUC area under the curve