Table 3.

LIPS, APACHE2 score, and levels of ANG-2, sE-selectin, IL-6, and IL-8 in the ARDS and non-ARDS groups.

	ARDS (n = 45)	Non-ARDS (n = 113)	t-test or Student's t-test	P value
ANG-2 (ng/ml)	7.36 ± 5.99	3.05 ± 2.98	4.601	<0.001
IL-8 (pg/ml)	97.82 ± 188.99	73.16 ± 314.70	0.491	0.624
IL-6 (pg/ml)	117.54 ± 182.08	79.32 ± 132.47	1.464	0.145
sE-selectin (ng/ml)	10.61 ± 5.56	7.84 ± 5.18	2.968	0.003
APACHE2 score	18.5 ± 7.2	14.7 ± 6.0		0.001
LIPS	5.6 ± 1.8	4.4 ± 2.1		0.001

ANG-2: angiopoietin-2; IL: interleukin; LIPS: lung injury prediction score. Data are presented as the mean ± SD or n (%). Analysis performed using t-test or Student's t-test.