Table 4.
Inflammatory markers in survivors and in fatal cases
| Variable | Survivors (n = 138) | Fatal cases (n = 16) | P valuea |
| High-mobility group-box 1 protein (ng/ml) | 4.9 (2.9–9.1) | 5.6 (3.4–14.2) | NS |
| Lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (μg/ml) | 70.7 (45.6–112.3) | 70.6 (57.1–89.7) | NS |
| Procalcitonin (ng/ml) | 1.3 (0.17–8.9) | 1.7 (0.4–12.2) | NS |
| IL-6 (pg/ml) | 66.5 (21.2–174.5) | 193.5 (47.9–589) | NSb |
| C-reactive protein (mg/l) | 185 (109–263) | 198 (130.5–274) | NS |
| White blood cells (× 109/l) | 13.2 (8.5–17.3) | 14.7 (11.5–20.9) | NS |
| Neutrophils (× 109/l) | 11.2 (6.8–15.5) | 12.7 (8.7–18.9) | NS |
Data presented as median and interquartile range. NS, not significant. aWilcoxon's two sample test. bP = 0.06.