Table 4. Markers of complement activation, endothelial injury and coagulation in the Yale School of Medicine cross-sectional cohort.
Non-IMV (N=23) | IMV (N=26) | p | |
C5a, pg/mL | 263.8 (225.5 – 848) | 475.6 (317.9 – 1353.0) | 0.017 |
Factor D, ng/mL | 4, 605 (3,721 – 6,187) | 6,437 (3,445 – 9,674) | 0.09 |
Ang2, ng/mL | 4,077 (2,149 – 7,633) | 11,470 (6,711 – 15,103) | <0.0001 |
Thrombomodulin, ng/mL | 2.9 (1.9 – 4.5) | 5.0 (3.0 – 8.1) | 0.0068 |
vWF:Ag, % | 375.0 (266.0 – 559.0)* | 558.5 (409.8 – 685.3) | 0.0063 |
Abbreviations: Ang2: Angiopoietin-2, vWF:Ag: von Willebrand factor antigen. *Samples for measuring vWF:Ag were available in 21 out of 23 patients who did not need IMV. Statistical tests for comparison were done using the Mann-Whitney U test. Values are represented as median (interquartile range).