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Table 3 Correlation analysis between serum suPAR and neutrophilic uPAR with other laboratory and clinical parameters markers in ICU patients

From: Neutrophils are a main source of circulating suPAR predicting outcome in critical illness

Parameter

suPAR (serum)

uPAR (neutrophils)

r

p

r

p

Inflammation

 C-reactive protein

0.232

0.015

− 0.264

0.007

 Procalcitonin

0.422

< 0.001

− 0.329

0.001

 WBC

0.169

0.059

− 0.227

0.017

 Interleukin-6

0.506

< 0.001

− 0.345

0.001

 TNF

0.253

0.009

− 0.24

0.013

 Interleukin-10

0.248

0.012

− 0.24

0.014

Renal function

 Creatinine

0.512

< 0.001

− 0.342

0.001

 GFR (creatinine)

− 0.511

< 0.001

0.289

0.003

 Urea

0.469

< 0.001

− 0.271

0.006

Liver function

 AST

0.3

0.003

− 0.214

0.028

 ALT

0.159

0.075

− 0.121

0.137

 Bilirubin

0.5

< 0.001

− 0.238

0.014

 Albumin

− 0.24

0.019

0.204

0.04

 Gamma GT

0.227

0.02

− 0.19

0.043

 Alkaline phosphatase

0.246

0.018

− 0.231

0.025

Clinical course

 Days in hospital

0.301

0.009

− 0.093

0.238

 Days at ICU

0.21

0.027

− 0.03

0.391

  1. Abbreviations: ALT/AST alanine/aspartate aminotransferase, GFR glomerular filtration rate, ICU intensive care unit, TNF tumor necrosis factor, (s)uPAR (soluble) urokinase plasminogen activation receptor, WBC white blood cell count
  2. Spearman rank correlation test, significant correlations (p < 0.05) highlighted in italics