Table 7

Correlations between high-mobility group-box 1 protein (HMGB1)/lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) and the examined inflammatory markers

HMGB1 versus marker

Spearman's r

P value

LBP versus marker

Spearman's r

P value

LBP

0.3

<0.001

HMGB1

0.3

<0.001

Procalcitonin

0.15

NS

Procalcitonin

0.45

<0.0001

IL-6

0.18

<0.05

IL-6

0.29

<0.001

C-reactive protein

0.27

<0.001

C-reactive protein

0.64

<0.0001

White blood cells

0.39

<0.0001

White blood cells

0.11

NS

Neutrophils

0.39

<0.0001

Neutrophils

0.11

NS

NS, not significant.

Gaïni et al. Critical Care 2007 11:R76   doi:10.1186/cc5967