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Table 5 Asymmetrical dimethyl arginine (ADMA) levels by group

From: Septic shock is correlated with asymmetrical dimethyl arginine levels, which may be influenced by a polymorphism in the dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase II gene: a prospective observational study

Parameter

Control

Day 1 ICUa

Day 7 ICUb

ADMA

0.63 (0.57–0.71)

0.89 (0.57–1.09)

1.05 (0.71–1.32)

  1. All values are in μmol/l and are presented as medians with interquartile ranges in parenthesis. ICU, intensive care unit. aComparison between day 1 ICU and control group by Wilcoxon rank sum test; p = 0.005. bComparison between day 1 ICU and day 7 ICU by Wilcoxon signed rank test; p = 0.001.