Table 3. Correlations of TWEAK serum concentrations at admission day with other laboratory markers.
| ICU patients | ||
|---|---|---|
| TWEAK | ||
| Parameter | r | p |
| Markers of liver function | ||
| Protein | 0.229 | 0.026 |
| Albumin | 0.221 | 0.054 |
| INR | 0.035 | 0.711 |
| AST | 0.264 | 0.006 |
| Bilirubin | 0.075 | 0.505 |
| GLDH | 0.227 | 0.024 |
| Markers of inflammation | ||
| CRP | -0.276 | 0.002 |
| Procalcitonin | -0.205 | 0.048 |
| IL-6 | -0.359 | 0.021 |
| TNF-alpha | -0.056 | 0.732 |
| Markers of renal function | ||
| Creatinine | 0.045 | 0.632 |
| Urea | -0.059 | 0.528 |
| Others variables | ||
| Lactate | 0.210 | 0.028 |
| Resistin | -0.259 | 0.054 |
| LDH | 0.169 | 0.066 |
| Ventilation time | -0.212 | 0.062 |
| Overall survival days | -0.375 | 0.006 |
| ICU days | -0.261 | 0.004 |
| Clinical scoring | ||
| APACHE-II | -0.073 | 0.495 |
r, correlation coefficient; p, p-value; r and p-values by Spearman rank correlation