Table 3.

Associations between AChE and BChE activities with inflammatory markers and laboratory data of patients with viral sepsis

Variable	AChE						BChE
	Time	ρa	95% CI		P value	n	ρa	95% CI		P value	n
Hb (mmol·L−1)	T1	0.51	0.35	0.63	< 0.001	108	0.13	−0.06	0.31	0.19	108
	T2	0.38	0.19	0.54	< 0.001	97	0.20	0.00	0.38	0.049	97
Albumin (g·L−1)	T1	0.23	0.04	0.40	0.02	107	0.36	0.19	0.52	< 0.001	107
	T2	0.29	0.09	0.47	0.004	93	0.35	0.16	0.52	< 0.001	93
ChE (µmol·L−1)	T1	0.19	0.00	0.37	0.048	107	0.55	0.40	0.67	< 0.001	107
	T2	0.23	0.03	0.41	0.03	93	0.51	0.34	0.65	< 0.001	93
PCT (ng·L−1)	T1	−0.17	−0.35	0.02	0.08	108	−0.29	−0.45	−0.11	0.002	108
	T2	−0.17	−0.36	0.03	0.09	97	−0.27	−0.44	−0.07	0.008	97
CRP (mg·L−1)	T1	−0.19	−0.36	0.00	0.05	108	−0.25	−0.42	−0.06	0.01	108
	T2	−0.24	−0.42	−0.05	0.02	97	−0.34	−0.51	−0.15	< 0.001	97
Ferritin (µg·mL−1)	T1	0.16	−0.03	0.35	0.10	104	0.05	−0.15	0.24	0.62	104
	T2	0.05	−0.15	0.25	0.63	93	−0.01	−0.21	0.20	0.95	93
IL–6 (pg·mL−1)	T1	−0.03	−0.22	0.16	0.75	105	−0.06	−0.25	0.14	0.57	105
	T2	−0.21	−0.40	−0.01	0.04	94	−0.26	−0.44	−0.06	0.01	94

^aSpearman’s rank correlation coefficient with 95% CI and P value (P < 0.05 are printed in bold)

AChE = acetylcholinesterase; BChE = butyrylcholinesterase; CI = confidence interval; CRP = C-reactive protein; ChE = cholinesterase; Hb = hemoglobin; IL-6 = interleukin-6; PCT = procalcitonin; SOFA = sequential organ failure assessment score; T₁ = 3 ± 1 days after onset of sepsis; T₂ = 7 ± 1 days after onset of sepsis