Table 2.

Correlation of lnc‐MEG3, miR‐21, and lnc‐MEG3/miR‐21 axis with biochemical indexes in sepsis patients

Items	Lnc‐MEG3 relative expression		MiR‐21 relative expression		Lnc‐MEG3/miR‐21 axis
	P value	Correlation coefficient (r)	P value	Correlation coefficient (r)	P value	Correlation coefficient (r)
Scr	.001	0.230	.003	−0.202	<0.001	.255
Albumin	.044	−0.136	<.001	0.403	<0.001	‐.299
WBC	.587	0.037	.225	−0.082	0.359	.062
CRP	<.001	0.476	<.001	−0.280	<0.001	.440
TNF‐α	<.001	0.305	.026	−0.150	<0.001	.268
IL‐1β	<.001	0.312	.001	−0.231	<0.001	.322
IL‐6	<.001	0.354	.008	−0.180	<0.001	.307
IL‐17	<.001	0.375	.002	−0.212	<0.001	.338

Correlation was determined by spearman rank correlation test.

Abbreviations: CRP, C‐reactive protein; IL, interleukin; Scr, serum creatinine; TNF, tumor necrosis factor; WBC, white blood cell.