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. 2015 Dec 16;141(6):1537–1545. doi: 10.1378/chest.11-1446

Table 5.

Biomarkers and Cytokines According to Hypoxemia and MV

Biomarkers NE GPC GNB ATP VIR P Value
CRP
 Hypoxemia
  Yes 16 (8.2–27.8) 21.3 (10.8–28.9) 21.3 (8.8–31.8) 19 (19–19) 14 (8.9–21.6) NS
  No 11.7 (6.4–19.8) 18.8 (9.2–27.3) 17.3 (11.3–24.4) 10.7 (7.5–24.5) 10.5 (0.8–16.8) .002
 MV
  Yes 15.8 (8.4–27) 17.6 (4.9–39.9) 26.5 (11–34.2) NS
  No 13.7 (6.9–21.8) 19.9 (10.2–28.3) 17.8 (10.2–28) 11.3 (7.5–24.3) 12 (8.9–16.8) .001
PCT
 Hypoxemia
  Yes 0.5 (0.2–2.7) 1.8 (0.4–7.4) 0.6 (0.4–3.6) 0.4 (0.4–0.4) 0.3 (0.2–2.2) NS
  No 0.3 (0.1–0.9) 1.6 (0.5–6.5) 0.6 (0.3–2.8) 0.2 (0.1–0.4) 0.2 (0.1–0.5) < .00001
 MV
  Yes 2.3 (0.8–7) 1.2 (0.3–12.9) 6.6 (0.9–38.1) NS
  No 0.4 (0.1–1.4) 1.7 (0.5–7.1) 0.5 (0.3–2.3) 0.2 (0.1–0.4) 0.2 (0.2–0.5) < .00001
TNF-α
 Hypoxemia
  Yes 27 (16–44) 28.5 (15–45) 37 (16.5–71) 23 (23–23) 27 (10–31) NS
  No 25 (14–40) 28 (19–48.5) 26 (13–52) 27.5 (21–39.5) 13.5 (8–22) NS
 MV
  Yes 29 (16–33) 44 (17–48) 27 (6–166) NS
  No 25 (15–41) 28 (16–47) 33 (15.5–56.5) 25 (21–39) 14 (10–27) NS
IL-1
 Hypoxemia
  Yes 16 (3–36) 16 (3–35) 13.5 (4–35.5) 31 (31–31) 14 (13–18) NS
  No 14 (3–29.5) 14.5 (4–28) 21.5 (6.5–38) 23 (4.5–35) 5.5 (2–14) NS
 MV
  Yes 7 (0–15) 5 (0–16) 36 (13–93) NS
  No 15 (3–33) 15 (4–30) 18 (4–29) 24 (5–35) 13 (4–14) NS
IL-6
 Hypoxemia
  Yes 95 (23–246) 133.5 (42–284) 197 (69.5–931.5) 26 (26–26) 66 (16–405) NS
  No 65 (25.5–154.5) 159.5 (59.5–302.5) 72 (24.5–211.5) 51 (24.5–92.5) 61 (30–192) .02
 MV
  Yes 34 (30–143) 79 (71–644) 380 (70–2.075) NS
  No 72 (25–175) 151 (47–284) 105 (41–324) 43 (26–87) 66 (30–192) .002
IL-10
 Hypoxemia
  Yes 6 (0–18) 10 (0–28) 7 (2.5–17.5) 10 (10–10) 23 (22–36) NS
  No 4 (0–12) 5.5 (0–18.5) 5 (0–9.5) 4 (0.5–14.5) 9.5 (1–27) NS
 MV
  Yes 25 (5–59) 13 (1–35) 20 (0–273) NS
  No 5 (0–14) 6 (0–21) 6 (0–12) 5 (1–14) 22 (1–27) NS
IL- 8
 Hypoxemia
  Yes 8 (2–18) 6.5 (2–18) 19.5 (11–70) 12 (12–12) 9 (0–39) .005
  No 9 (3–17) 6.5 (4–19) 11 (4.5–24) 14 (5–23.5) 4 (3–5) NS
 MV
  Yes 13.5 (2–49) 10 (6–86) 64 (0–70) NS
  No 8 (2–17) 6 (2–18) 13 (6–34) 13 (5–23) 4 (3–9) .007

Data are presented as median (interquartile range). MV = mechanical ventilation. See Table 1, Table 2 legends for expansion of other abbreviations.