... refer to IL-6 mRNA, IL-6,mean of normal IL-6 level in plasma, and predictive cut-off level of IL-6 mRNA, respectively. (c) SPSS software analysis of the AUC of the ROCcurve was 0.809 and 0.453 ... predictive cut-off valuewas evaluated as the nearest point from the left upperedge of the ROC curve analysis graph. Sensitivity was cal-culated as the mean confidence interval (CI) of the areaTable ... Japan.2Division of Pharmacotherapeutics, Department of Pathophysiological and TherapeuticScience, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Nishicho 86, Yonago, Tottori683-8503, Japan.3Division of Anesthesiology,...