Figure 1From: Relationship between acid–base status and inflammation in the critically ill Associations between albumin, strong ion gap (SIG) and monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)1. (A) Perspective plot for the association between albumin, SIG and MCP1 levels. (B) Contour plot for the same association with MCP1 levels isopleths. Note the addictive effect of low albumin and high SIG values on MCP1 levels.Back to article page