Fig. 2From: Comparison of procalcitonin and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein for the diagnosis of sepsis and septic shock in the oldest old patientsDiagnostic values for septic shock of hs-CRP, PCT, WBC, estimated by receiver operating curve (ROC) analysis. hs-CRP area 0.751 (95% CI 0.62-0.88), P = 0.002; PCT area 0.719 (95% CI 0.57-0.86), P = 0.007; WBC area 0.606 (95% CI 0.45-0.77), P = 0.165Back to article page