Table 1.

Results for all investigated biomarkers [median and (IQR) or mean ± standard deviation (SD) are displayed] and correlation of β-D-glucan (BDG; squareroot transformed to achieve distribution close to normal) with other biomarkers

Biomarkers	Results [median (IQR) or mean ± SD]	Correlation between squareroot BDG and other biomarkers	p-value
BDG (pg/mL)	15 (8–21)	–	–
Square root BDG	4.96 ± 2.33	–	–
TNF-α (pg/mL)	1.82 ± 0.88	r=0.29	0.06
Neopterin (ng/mL)	2.94 ± 1.86	r=0.68	<0.001
IL-8 (pg/mL)	6.31 ± 3.30	r=0.30	0.06
IL-6 (pg/mL)	0.6319 ± 0.4880	r=0.28	0.07
sCD14 (ng/mL)	1,425 ± 650	r=0.19	0.23