Table 2.
Comparison of serum CRP, plasma endocan and plasma E-selectin levels (luminex analyses, the 89 first consecutive patients) in patients admitted to hospital with suspected deep vein thrombosis
| Thrombophlebitis | Sterile inflammation | Infection | Venous stasis | Other causes without inflammation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENDOCAN LEVELS - COMPARISON BETWEEN VARIOUS PATIENT SUBSETS (n = 117) | |||||
| Deep vein thrombosis (n = 28) | 0.5723 | 0.0407 | 0.8479 | 0.1058 | 0.1066 |
| Thrombophlebitis (n = 6) | 0.6558 | 0.3736 | 0.2284 | 0.5725 | |
| Sterile inflammation (n = 30) | 0.0818 | 0.0230 | 0.8742 | ||
| Infection (n = 12) | 0.1770 | 0.1435 | |||
| Venous stasis (n = 8) | 0.0230 | ||||
| Other causes without inflammation (n = 33) | |||||
| E-SELECTIN LEVELS - COMPARISON BETWEEN VARIOUS PATIENT SUBSETS (n = 89) | |||||
| Deep vein thrombosis (n = 21) | 0.7450 | 0.2485 | 0.0517 | 0.4208 | 0.5618 |
| Thrombophlebitis (n = 5) | 0.8271 | 0.1898 | 0.4351 | 0.8852 | |
| Sterile inflammation (n = 22) | 0.0938 | 0.9813 | 0.5165 | ||
| Infection (n = 9) | 0.2359 | 0.0499 | |||
| Venous stasis (n = 8) | 0.5864 | ||||
| Other causes without inflammation (n = 24) | |||||
| CRP LEVELS - COMPARISON BETWEEN VARIOUS PATIENT SUBSETS (n = 120) | |||||
| Deep vein thrombosis (n = 28) | 0.2132 | 0.0842 | 0.1693 | 0.1949 | < 0.0001 |
| Thrombophlebitis (n = 6) | 0.7993 | 0.0608 | 0.8461 | 0.1396 | |
| Sterile inflammation (n = 33) | 0.0097 | 1.0000 | 0.0029 | ||
| Infection (n = 12) | 0.0277 | < 0.0001 | |||
| Other causes without inflammation (n = 33) | |||||
The Mann Whitney t-test was used for the statistical comparison and the p-value is given for each statistical comparison (significant differences are marked in bold). Thrombophlebitis was defined as clinical signs of a local inflammatory reaction corresponding to a subcutaneous vein of the affected limb, infection means clinical and laboratory evidence for a local infection corresponding to the affected the lower limb, and sterile inflammation means a condition with local sterile inflammation of the affected limb (e.g. a ruptured Baker’s cyst).