Symmetrical (SDMA) and asymmetrical dimethylarginine (ADMA) in sepsis: high plasma levels as combined risk markers for sepsis survival

Table 3 Spearman’s rank correlation between SDMA, ADMA and various laboratory parameters

Parameter	SDMA rho (95% CI)	P value	ADMA rho (95% CI)	P value
Leucocytes	0.05 (− 0.14 to 0.23)	0.612	0.07 (− 0.12 to 0.25)	0.447
C-reactive protein	0.12 (− 0.07 to 0.29)	0.208	−0.08 (− 0.26 to 0.11)	0.405
Procalcitonin	0.47 (0.31 to 0.60)	<0.0001*	0.08 (−0.11 to 0.26)	0.415
Interleukin-6	0.09 (−0.10 to 0.27)	0.349	0.02 (−0.17 to 0.20)	0.844
Lactate	0.24 (0.05 to 0.40)	0.0066*	0.23 (0.05 to 0.40)	0.007*
Creatinine	0.72 (0.62 to 0.80)	<0.0001*	0.20 (0.02 to 0.37)	0.289
Bilirubin	0.26 (0.08 to 0.42)	0.0041*	0.19 (0.003 to 0.36)	0.039*
Platelets	−0.20 (−0.37 to −0.017)	0.027*	−0.17 (− 0.34 to 0.02)	0.072

Spearman’s rho correlation coefficient is presented with 95% confidence interval (95% CI)
(*statistically significant)
SDMA symmetric dimethylarginine, ADMA asymmetric dimethylarginine

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