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We aimed to validate the accuracy of complement component C1q in pleural fluid (PF) in diagnosing TPE.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold>The level of C1q protein in the PF from 49 patients with TPE and 61 patients with non-tuberculous pleural effusion (non-TPE) was quantified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and the diagnostic performance was assessed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves based on the age and gender of the patients.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold>The statistics showed that C1q could accurately diagnose TPE. Regardless of age and gender, with a cutoff of 6,883.9 ng\/mL, the area under the curve (AUC), sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of C1q for discriminating TPE were 0.898 (95% confidence interval: 0.825\u20130.947), 91.8 (80.4\u201397.7), 80.3 (68.2\u201389.4), 78.9 (69.2\u201386.2), and 92.5 (82.6\u201396.9), respectively. In subgroup analysis, the greatest diagnostic accuracy was achieved in the younger group (\u2264 50 years of age) with an AUC of 0.981 (95% confidence interval: 0.899\u20130.999) at the cutoff of 6,098.0 ng\/mL. 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