Figure 2.
Correlations of plasma LCN2 with WBCs, neutrophils, LCN2/MMP9 complex in 61 patients with community‐acquired pneumonia (CAP). (A) There was a significant correlation between LCN2 levels and WBCs (Spearman's correlation coefficients r = 0.432, P = 0.001, n = 61). (B) There was a significant correlation between LCN2 levels and neutrophils counts (Spearman's correlation coefficients r = 0.411, P = 0.001, n = 61). (C) There was a significant correlation between LCN2 levels and LCN2/MMP9 complex levels (Spearman's correlation coefficients r = 0.348, P = 0.006, n = 61). (D) There was no significant correlation was observed between the pretreatment plasma levels of LCN2 and CRP (Spearman's correlation coefficients r = 0.108, P = 0.407, n = 61).