What does AUC stand for?

Area Under the Curve (pharmacology)

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Importantly, a recent study has now shown that Lp-PLA(2) may increase the area under the curve beyond that of traditional cardiovascular risk factors and C-reactive protein.

Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 and risk of stroke

Ever-depressed women had a mean area under the curve of 27.

Cortisol may mediate effect of depression on osteoporosis

Further analysis found that Lp-PLA2 moves the area under the curve (AUC), demonstrating an improvement in predictive accuracy, even after addition of traditional risk factors and the novel biomarkers cystatin C and NT-proBNP.

New Data Published in an American Heart Association Journal Shows ...