Table 7.
Correlations between high-mobility group-box 1 protein (HMGB1)/lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) and the examined inflammatory markers
| HMGB1 versus marker | Spearman's r | P value | LBP versus marker | Spearman's r | P value |
| LBP | 0.3 | <0.001 | HMGB1 | 0.3 | <0.001 |
| Procalcitonin | 0.15 | NS | Procalcitonin | 0.45 | <0.0001 |
| IL-6 | 0.18 | <0.05 | IL-6 | 0.29 | <0.001 |
| C-reactive protein | 0.27 | <0.001 | C-reactive protein | 0.64 | <0.0001 |
| White blood cells | 0.39 | <0.0001 | White blood cells | 0.11 | NS |
| Neutrophils | 0.39 | <0.0001 | Neutrophils | 0.11 | NS |
NS, not significant.