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Table 2 Plasma arginine derivatives

From: Markers of nitric oxide are associated with sepsis severity: an observational study

 

Controls

Surgical trauma

Sepsis

Septic shock

P value for trenda

L-arginine (ÎĽmol/L)

35.0 (21.6–52.9)

19.8 (13.0–48.5)

29.4 (14.8–42.5)

24.4 (6.2–49.3)

ns

Homoarginine (ÎĽmol/L)

1.89 (1.30–2.29)

1.06 (0.67–1.67)

0.92 (0.59–1.36)

0.79 (0.36–1.44)

<0.001

ADMA (ÎĽmol/L)

0.57 (0.46–0.65)

0.53 (0.44–0.65)

0.80 (0.56–0.93)

0.89 (0.56–1.39)

<0.001

  1. Data are presented as median (IQR, interquartile range). ADMA asymmetric dimethylarginine, ns not significant
  2. aNon-parametric Kruskal-Wallis test for trend analysis in controls vs. patient groups
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