Serum folate and brain-derived neurotrophic factor in pediatric autism spectrum disorder and their predictive role in illness severity

Table 3 Predictive potential of serum folate and brain-derived neurotrophic factor in childhood autism spectrum disorder

Indicators	AUC	95%CI	P value	Sensitivity (%)	Specificity (%)	Cutoff
SF (nmol/L)	0.703	0.561-0.845	0.011	68.00	71.43	18.34
BDNF (pg/mL)	0.744	0.607-0.882	0.002	84.00	67.86	16.62
Joint detection	0.823	0.711-0.934	< 0.001	84.00	71.43	0.40

SF: Serum folate; BDNF: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor; AUC: Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve.