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Table 4 Change in angiopoietin-2 and other variables over time

From: Angiopoietin-2 is increased in sepsis and inversely associated with nitric oxide-dependent microvascular reactivity

 

Day 0

Day 2-4

P valuea

RH-PAT b

1.67 (1.55-1.78)

1.83 (1.67-1.99)

NS

SOFA score c

4 (2-8)

3 (1-7)

0.07

Ang-2 (ng/ml) c

10.16 (5.32-19.39)

8.72 (5.38-15.73)

0.01

VEGF (pg/ml) c

94.8 (57.0-143.8)

73.6 (48.6-167.3)

NS

ICAM-1 (ng/ml) c

655.6 (448.0-1084.1)

694.0 (450.3-1258.1)

NS

E-selectin (ng/ml) c

154.5 (69.1-396.3)

120.3 (63.9-199.2)

<0.0001

IL-6 (pg/ml) c

224.4 (75.0-595.5)

58.1 (17.2-255.8)

<0.0001

  1. a. Mean (95% confidence interval).
  2. b. Median (Interquartile range).
  3. c. Wilcoxon's paired signrank test.
  4. Ang-2, angiopoietin-2; ICAM-1, intra-cellular adhesion molecule-1; IL-6, interleukin 6; NS, not significant; RH-PAT, reactive hyperemia peripheral arterial tonometry; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor.