Table 1

Area under the curve (AUC) of the receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve, sensitivity and specificity of each IgG4-RD characteristic

Statistically different characteristicsAUCCut-offSensitivity (%)Specificity (%)
Inflammatory features
 1. CRP (mg/dL)0.96 <0.8088.893.9
 2. Hb (g/dL)0.84 >12.068.981.8
 3. Plt (×104/µL)0.82 <28.884.475.7
 4. Alb (mg/dL)0.88 >3.493.172.7
 5. TP (g/dL)0.89 <8.590.787.9
 6. T-Chol (mg/dL)0.93 >15684.487.9
 7. Soluble IL-2 receptor (U/mL)0.82 <72265.7100
 8. LDH (IU/L)0.88 >14480.081.3
 9. ESR (mm/hr)0.93 <9093.194.1
Allergic features
 1. Atopic history71.175.7
 2. Eosinophil (%)0.71 >4.252.390.9
Immunoglobulin patterns
 1. IgG (mg/dL)0.89 <370097.775.7
 2. IgA (mg/dL)0.96 <33093.293.9
 3. IgM (mg/dL)0.88 <10072.190.9
 4. IgG4/IgG (%)0.72 >10.086.766.7
Distribution of organ involvements
 1. Orbits and lacrimal glands75.597.0
 2. Salivary glands64.497.0
 3. Pancreas22.2100
 4. Orbits, lacrimal glands, salivary glands or pancreas88.997.0
 5. Non-involvement of lymph nodes53.4100
 6. Non-involvement of lungs73.454.4
 7. Non-involvement of skin95.621.2
 8. Non-involvement of spleen10048.5
  • Alb, albumin; CRP, C reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; Hb, haemoglobin; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; Plt, platelet; TP, total protein; T-Chol, total cholesterol.