Figure 2

Plasma concentrations of the corresponding C-reactive protein(CRP) concentrations of patients within four categories of the sepsis-relatedorgan failure assessment (SOFA) score. Indicated are median (◎), 25/75percentiles (box) and 10/90 percentiles (whisker) of CRP concentrations(n) obtained from 40 patients during a 15-day observation period.*P <0.05 compared with the preceding category(Mann-Whitney U-test).