Table 2.
Correlation coefficient parameters (first column) and PMN for the simple and multiple linear regression models. Statistically significant coefficient p (with an alpha value of 0.05) in italics; r: Pearson's correlation coefficient; r2: Pearson's correlation coefficient squared; N/a: not applicable.
| Parameter | Simple linear regression Pearson's correlation | Multiple linear regression p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | r 2 | p | ||
| Age (years) | −0.0195 | 0.0004 | 0.8796 | >0.05 |
| Sex/gender | N/a | N/a | N/a | >0.05 |
| WBC (G/L) | 0.2867 | 0.0822 | 0.0227 | >0.05 |
| CRP (mg/L) | 0.1816 | 0.0330 | 0.1544 | >0.05 |
| PCT (ng/mL) | −0.0992 | 0.0098 | 0.4393 | >0.05 |
| HBP (ng/mL) | 0.2915 | 0.0850 | 0.0205 | >0.05 |
| PLT (G/L) | 0.0609 | 0.0037 | 0.6354 | >0.05 |
| D-dimers (ng/mL) | 0.4783 | 0.2287 | 0.00007 | r = 0.4783; r2 = 0.2287; p = 0.00007 |