A comparison of high-mobility group-box 1 protein, lipopolysaccharide-binding protein and procalcitonin in severe community-acquired infections and bacteraemia: a prospective study

Table 7 Correlations between high-mobility group-box 1 protein (HMGB1)/lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) and the examined inflammatory markers

HMGB1 versus marker	Spearman's r	P value	LBP versus marker	Spearman's r	P value
LBP	0.3	<0.001	HMGB1	0.3	<0.001
Procalcitonin	0.15	NS	Procalcitonin	0.45	<0.0001
IL-6	0.18	<0.05	IL-6	0.29	<0.001
C-reactive protein	0.27	<0.001	C-reactive protein	0.64	<0.0001
White blood cells	0.39	<0.0001	White blood cells	0.11	NS
Neutrophils	0.39	<0.0001	Neutrophils	0.11	NS

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