Table 2. Comparison of the plasma biomarker levels between the survivors and nonsurvivors of sepsis.

	Survivors (n = 38)	Nonsurvivors (n = 31)	p-value
CIRP (ng/mL), median (IQR)	1.68 (1.41–13.90)	4.99 (2.37–30.17)	0.013
WBC (×10 9 /L), median (IQR)	11.91(8.88–16.96)	13.74(8.70–17.10)	0.708
N%, median (IQR)	89.28(86.71–92.66)	89.60(86.74–93.70)	0.814
PCT (ng/mL), median (IQR)	1.79(0.49–12.95)	2.38(0.56–9.70)	0.937
Lactate (mmol/L), median (IQR)	1.20(0.70–1.73)	1.90(1.20–4.10)	0.002
Creatinine (mmol/L), median (IQR)	83.80(55.90–123.05)	124.40(81.50–315.00)	0.039

CIRP = cold-inducible RNA-binding protein, WBC = white blood cell, N% = neutrophil ratio, PCT = procalcitonin.

The p-values for these biomarkers were obtained using the Mann-Whitney U test. A p-value < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.

IQR = inter-quartile range, SD = standard deviation.