Table

Comparisons of the factors in the sepsis group and the sepsis-free group


Sepsis (-) (n=4)
Sepsis (+) (n=13)
P value

Endotoxin (pg/ml)
8.1 ± 10.1
12.5 ± 8.8
0.1630
TNF-α (pg/ml)
74.5 ± 58.7
638.1 ± 792.7
0.0151
IL-6 (pg/ml)
65.3 ± 112.4
754.9 ± 862.1
0.0346
IL-8 (pg/ml)
83.9 ± 11.7
280.9 ± 114.8
0.0168
slCAM-1 (ng/ml)
682.1 ± 291.3
924.6 ± 542.1
0.0362
sELAM-1 (ng/ml)
261.7 ± 23.0
342.1 ± 53.4
0.0101
sVCAM-1 (ng/ml)
1245.1 ± 422.6
3028.9 ± 1861.2
0.0438

Endo et al. Critical Care 1998 2(Suppl 1):P008   doi:10.1186/cc138