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Table 4 Correlations of related variables with plasma levels of erythropoietin and renin on admission in patients with septic shock

From: Erythropoietin and renin as biological markers in critically ill patients

Variable

EPO

Renin

 

r

P

r

P

Serum lactate H0 (mmol/l)

0.5

<0.001

0.52

<0.001

PaO2/FiO2

-0.41

<0.005

-0.24

NS

Arterial pH

-0.58

<0.001

-0.33

<0.05

Leukocyte count (cells × 103/mm3)

-0.11

NS

-0.003

NS

Platelet count (cells × 103/mm3)

-0.13

NS

0.02

NS

Serum bilirubin (μmol/l)

0.08

NS

0.08

NS

Serum EPO (mmol/l)

  

0.42

<0.005

  1. EPO, erythropoietin; NS, not significant; PaO2/FiO2, arterial oxygen tension/fractional inspired oxygen ratio.