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. 2017 Mar 6;4(3):255–261. doi: 10.1002/ams2.263

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Serum levels of interleukin‐6 (IL‐6), procalcitonin (PCT), and C‐reactive protein (CRP) in critically ill patients with low, intermediate, and high Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) scores. There were significant differences in serum levels of IL‐6 as well as PCT, but not CRP between the low, intermediate, and high SOFA score groups (low versus intermediate versus high: IL‐6, P < 0.0001; PCT, P = 0.0004; CRP, P = 0.28). A, IL‐6 (low versus intermediate, P = 0.0007; intermediate versus high, P = 0.0010). B, PCT (low versus intermediate, P = 0.0018; intermediate versus high, P = 0.25). C, CRP (low versus intermediate, P = 0.24; intermediate versus high, P = 0.98). Maximum serum level and SOFA score during the initial 5 days were used. Data are median and interquartile range. P‐values were calculated using Kruskal–Wallis with Steel's post hoc test. *P < 0.01. n.s., not significant.