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. 2018 Mar 23;18:118. doi: 10.1186/s12887-018-1087-x

Table 2.

Median values of angiogenic biomarkers and odds of death or bacteremia

Biomarker Death (n = 18) median [IQR] Survivor (n = 52) median [IQR] aOR (95% CI) p -value* Bacteremia (n = 10) median [IQR] Non-bacteremia (n = 30) median [IQR] aOR (95% CI) p -value* Combined Outcome (n = 25) median [IQR] Control (n = 73) median [IQR] aOR (95% CI) p -value*
Ang-1 (ng/mL) 11.7 [4.7, 21.5] 15.8 [10.5, 25.0] 0.51 (0.22, 1.19) 0.119 11.2 [6.0, 20.4] 14.7 [8.7, 26.2] 0.49 (0.17, 1.44) 0.194 11.2 [5.7, 20.4] 15.2 [8.9, 25.0] 0.54 (0.26, 1.10) 0.089
Ang-2 (ng/mL) 5.4 [3.1, 10.1] 3.3 [2.1, 4.1] 2.50 (1.13, 5.54) 0.024 4.1 [2.6, 6.1] 3.4 [1.2, 5.0] 6.12 (0.85, 44.00) 0.072 4.9 [2.8, 7.1] 3.3 [2.0, 4.1] 3.20 (1.40, 7.34) 0.006
Ang 2:1 ratio 0.48 [0.25, 0.87] 0.21 [0.10, 0.31] 2.29 (1.16, 4.46) 0.016 0.28 [0.20, 0.46] 0.20 [0.01, 0.31] 5.72 (1.07, 30.50) 0.041 0.28 [0.20, 0.46] 0.21 [0.01, 0.31] 2.56 (1.35, 4.87) 0.004
sICAM (ng/mL) 276.0 [160.9, 484.7] 197.2 [150.1, 346.8] 14.11 (1.4, 137.83) 0.023 265.1 [146.3, 398.8] 161.0 [125.0, 222.9] 26.72 (0.84, 846.9) 0.062 262.0 [146.3, 409.1] 179.9 [144.0, 272.6] 10.25 (2.04, 51.34) 0.005
sVCAM (ng/mL) 1236.6 [950.8, 1544.3] 1154.5 [884.6, 1071.0] 2.38 (0.56, 10.04) 0.239 1166.6 [795.2, 1410.3] 1149.9 [861.1, 1552.7] 1.66 (0.26, 10.67) 0.594 1289.7 [950.8, 1541.1] 1168.0 [886.2, 1647.3] 2.77 (0.80, 9.56) 0.149

aOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, Ang-1 angiopoietin-1, Ang-2 angiopoietin-2, Ang2:1 ratio of Ang-2 to Ang-1, sICAM soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1, sVCAM soluble vascular adhesion molecule 1, IQR inter-quartile range

*P-value for conditional logistic regression for sex, lethargy and prior antibiotic exposure for Death outcome; sex and prior antibiotic exposure for Bacteremia outcome; sex, lethargy, temperature and prior antibiotic exposure for combined outcome. Biomarkers were log transformed

Comparisons with p-value less than or equal to 0.05 marked in bold, and less than or equal to 0.10 marked in italics