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Table 3 Risk ratios for ARDS development in the at-risk population

From: A systematic review of biomarkers multivariately associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome development and mortality

 

Reference

Biomarker role in ARDS

Sample size

Risk ratio (95% CI)

Cut-off

Comment

Biomarkers in plasma

      

 Adiponectin

Palakshappa 2016 [48]

Anti-inflammatory

163

1.12 (1.01–1.25)

Per 5 mcg/mL

 

 Angiopoietin-2

Agrawal 2013 [23]

Increased endothelial permeability

167

1.8 (1.0–3.4)

Per log10

 

 Angiopoietin-2

Fremont 2010 [32]

Increased endothelial permeability

192

2.20 (1.19–4.05)

Highest vs lowest quartile

 

 Angiopoietin-2

Reilly 2018 [49]

Increased endothelial permeability

703

1.49 (1.20–1.77)

Per log increase

 

 Angiopoietin-2

Ware 2017 [54]

Increased endothelial permeability

393

1.890 (1.322–2.702)

1st vs 4th quartile

 

 Angiopoietin-2

Xu 2018 [55]

Increased endothelial permeability

158

1.258 (1.137–1.392)

  

 Advanced oxidant protein products

Du 2016 [30]

Oxidative injury

70

1.164 (1.068–1.269)

  

 Brain natriuretic peptide

Fremont 2010 [32]

Myocardial strain

192

0.45 (0.26–0.77)

Highest vs lowest quartile

 

 Brain natriuretic peptide

Komiya 2011 [40]

Myocardial strain

124

14.425 (4.382–47.483)

> 500 pg/mL

Outcome is CPE

 Club cell secretory protein

Jensen 2016 [38]

Alveolar epithelial injury

405

2.6 (0.7–9.7)

≥ 42.8 ng/mL

Learning cohort

 Club cell secretory protein

Jensen 2016 [38]

Alveolar epithelial injury

353

0.96 (0.20–4.5)

≥ 42.8 ng/mL

Validating cohort

 Club cell secretory protein

Lin 2017 [42]

Alveolar epithelial injury

212

1.096 (1.085–1.162)

  

 C-reactive protein (CRP)

Bai 2018 [28]

Inflammation

384

1.314 (0.620–1.603)

  

 C-reactive protein (CRP)

Chen 2019 [29]

Inflammation

115

0.994 (0.978–1.010)

  

 C-reactive protein (CRP)

Huang 2019 [35]

Inflammation

152

1.287 (0.295–5.606)

≥ 90.3 mg/L

 

 C-reactive protein (CRP)

Huang 2019 [36]

Inflammation

1933

1.008 (1.007–1.010)

  

 C-reactive protein (CRP)

Komiya 2011 [40]

Inflammation

124

0.106 (0.035–0.323)

> 50 mg/L

Outcome is CPE

 C-reactive protein (CRP)

Lin 2017 [42]

Inflammation

212

1.007 (1.001–1.014)

  

 C-reactive protein (CRP)

Osaka 2011 [47]

Inflammation

27

1.029 (0.829–1.293)

Per 1 mg/dL increase

 

 C-reactive protein (CRP)

Wang 2019 [53]

Inflammation

109

1.000 (0.992–1.008)

  

 C-reactive protein (CRP)

Ying 2019 [57]

Inflammation

145

1.22 (0.95–1.68)

  

 Free 2-chlorofatty acid

Meyer 2017 [45]

Oxidative injury

198

1.62 (1.25–2.09)

Per log10

 

 Total 2-chlorofatty acid

Meyer 2017 [45]

Oxidative injury

198

1.82 (1.32–2.52)

Per log10

 

 Free 2-chlorostearic acid

Meyer 2017 [45]

Oxidative injury

198

1.82 (1.41–2.37)

Per log10

 

 Total 2-chlorostearic acid

Meyer 2017 [45]

Oxidative injury

198

1.78 (1.31–2.43)

Per log10

 

 Endocan

Gaudet 2018 [33]

Leukocyte adhesion inhibition

72

0.001 (0–0.215)

> 5.36 ng/mL

 

 Endocan

Mikkelsen 2012 [46]

Leukocyte adhesion inhibition

48

0.69 (0.49–0.97)

1 unit increase

 

 Endocan

Ying 2019 [57]

Leukocyte adhesion modulation

145

1.57 (1.14–2.25)

  

 Fibrinogen

Luo 2017 [44]

Coagulation

157

1.893 (1.141–3.142)

  

 Glutamate

Bai 2017 [27]

Non-essential amino acid, neurotransmitter

50

2.229 (1.082–2.634)

  

 Glutamate

Bai 2017 [27]

Non-essential amino acid, neurotransmitter

42

0.996 (0.965–1.028)

  

 Glutamate

Bai 2018 [28]

Non-essential amino acid

384

3.022 (2.001–4.043)

  

 Growth arrest-specific gene 6

Yeh 2017 [56]

Endothelial activation

129

1.6 (1.3–2.6)

  

 Insulin-like growth factor 1

Ahasic 2012 [24]

Pro-fibrotic

531

0.58 (0.42–0.79)

Per log10

 

 IGF binding protein 3

Ahasic 2012 [24]

Pro-fibrotic

531

0.57 (0.40–0.81)

Per log10

 

 Interleukin-1 beta

Aisiku 2016 [25]

Pro-inflammatory

194

0.98 (0.73–1.32)

  

 Interleukin-1 beta

Chen 2019 [29]

Pro-inflammatory

115

1.001 (0.945–1.061)

  

 Interleukin-1 beta

Huang 2019 [35]

Pro-inflammatory

152

0.666 (0.152–2.910)

≥ 11.3 pg/mL

 

 Interleukin-1 beta

Wang 2019 [53]

Pro-inflammatory

109

1.021 (0.982–1.063)

  

 Interleukin-6

Aisiku 2016 [25]

Pro-inflammatory

195

1.24 (1.05–1.49)

  

 Interleukin-6

Bai 2018 [28]

Pro-inflammatory

384

1.194 (0.806–1.364)

  

 Interleukin-6

Chen 2019 [29]

Pro-inflammatory

115

0.998 (0.993–1.003)

  

 Interleukin-6

Huang 2019 [35]

Pro-inflammatory

152

0.512 (0.156–1.678)

≥ 63.7 pg/mL

 

 Interleukin-6

Yeh 2017 [56]

Pro-inflammatory

129

1.4 (0.98–1.7)

  

 Interleukin-8

Agrawal 2013 [23]

Pro-inflammatory

167

1.3 (0.97–1.8)

Per log10

 

 Interleukin-8

Aisiku 2016 [25]

Pro-inflammatory

194

1.26 (1.04–1.53)

  

 Interleukin-8

Chen 2019 [29]

Pro-inflammatory

115

1.000 (0.996–1.003)

  

 Interleukin-8

Fremont 2010 [32]

Pro-inflammatory

192

1.81 (1.03–3.17)

Highest vs lowest quartile

 

 Interleukin-8

Liu 2017 [43]

Pro-inflammatory

134

1.4 (0.98–1.7)

Per log10

 

 Interleukin-8

Yeh 2017 [56]

Pro-inflammatory

129

1.4 (0.92–1.7)

  

 Interleukin-10

Aisiku 2016 [25]

Anti-inflammatory

195

1.66 (1.22–2.26)

  

 Interleukin-10

Chen 2019 [29]

Anti-inflammatory

115

1.003 (0.998–1.018)

  

 Interleukin-10

Fremont 2010 [32]

Anti-inflammatory

192

2.02 (0.96–4.25)

Highest vs lowest quartile

 

 Interleukin-12p70

Aisiku 2016 [25]

Pro-inflammatory

194

1.18 (0.82–1.69)

  

 Interleukin-17

Chen 2019 [29]

Pro-inflammatory

115

1.003 (1.000–1.007)

 

Not significant

 Interleukin-17

Huang 2019 [35]

Pro-inflammatory

152

0.644 (0.173–2.405)

≥ 144.55 pg/mL

 

 Interleukin-17

Wang 2019 [53]

Pro-inflammatory

109

1.001 (0.997–1.004)

  

 Leukotriene B4

Amat 2000 [26]

Pro-inflammatory

35

14.3 (2.3–88.8)

> 14 pmol/mL

 

 Microparticles

Shaver 2017 [51]

Coagulation

280

0.693 (0.490–0.980)

Per 10 μM

 

 Mitochondrial DNA

Faust 2020 [31]

Damage-associated molecular pattern

224

1.58 (1.14–2.19)

 

48 h plasma

 Mitochondrial DNA

Faust 2020 [31]

Damage-associated molecular pattern

120

1.52 (1.12–2.06)

Per log copies per microlitre

48 h plasma

 Myeloperoxidase

Meyer 2017 [45]

Pro-inflammatory

198

1.28 (0.89–1.84)

Per log10

 

 Nitric oxide

Aisiku 2016 [25]

Oxidative injury

193

1.60 (0.98–2.90)

  

 Parkinson disease 7

Liu 2017 [43]

Anti-oxidative injury

134

1.8 (1.1–3.5)

Per log10

 

 Pre B cell colony enhancing factor

Lee 2011 [41]

Pro-inflammatory

113

0.78 (0.43–1.41)

Per 10 fold increase

 

 Procalcitonin

Bai 2018 [28]

Inflammation

384

1.156 (0.844–1.133)

  

 Procalcitonin

Chen 2019 [29]

Inflammation

115

1.020 (0.966–1.077)

  

 Procalcitonin

Huang 2019 [35]

Inflammation

152

2.506 (0.705–8.913)

≥ 13.2 ng/mL

 

 Procalcitonin

Huang 2019 [36]

Inflammation

1933

1.008 (1.000–1.016)

 

Not significant

 Procalcitonin

Wang 2019 [53]

Inflammation

109

1.019 (0.981–1.058)

  

 Procollagen III

Fremont 2010 [32]

Pro-fibrotic

192

2.90 (1.61–5.23)

Highest vs lowest quartile

 

 Receptor for advanced glycation end products

Fremont 2010 [32]

Alveolar epithelial injury

192

3.33 (1.85–5.99)

Highest vs lowest quartile

 

 Receptor for advanced glycation end products

Jabaudon 2018 [37]

Alveolar epithelial injury

464

2.25 (1.60–3.16)

Per log10

Baseline

 Receptor for advanced glycation end products

Jabaudon 2018 [37]

Alveolar epithelial injury

464

4.33 (2.85–6.56)

Per log10

Day 1

 Receptor for advanced glycation end products

Jones 2020 [39]

Alveolar epithelial injury

672

1.73 (1.35–2.21)

 

European ancestry

 Receptor for advanced glycation end products

Jones 2020 [39]

Alveolar epithelial injury

672

2.05 (1.50–2.83)

 

African ancestry

 Receptor for advanced glycation end products

Jones 2020 [39]

Alveolar epithelial injury

843

2.56 (2.14–3.06)

 

European ancestry

 Receptor for advanced glycation end products

Ware 2017 [54]

Alveolar epithelial injury

393

2.382 (1.638–3.464)

1st vs 4th quartile

 

 Receptor interacting protein kinase-3

Shashaty 2019 [50]

Increased endothelial permeability

120

1.30 (1.03–1.63)

Per 0.5 SD

 

 Receptor interacting protein kinase-3

Shashaty 2019 [50]

Increased endothelial permeability

180

1.83 (1.35–2.48)

Per 0.5 SD

 

 Soluble endothelial selectin

Osaka 2011 [47]

Pro-inflammatory

27

1.099 (1.012–1.260)

Per 1 ng/mL increase

 

 Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor

Chen 2019 [29]

Pro-inflammatory

115

1.131 (1.002–1.277)

  

 Surfactant protein D

Jensen 2016 [38]

Alveolar epithelial injury

405

3.4 (1.0–11.4)

≥ 525.6 ng/mL

Learning cohort

 Surfactant protein D

Jensen 2016 [38]

Alveolar epithelial injury

353

8.4 (2.0–35.4)

≥ 525.6 ng/mL

Validating cohort

 Surfactant protein D

Suzuki 2017 [52]

Alveolar epithelial injury

68

5.31 (1.40–20.15)

Per log10

 

 Tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase 3

Hendrickson 2018 [34]

Decreases endothelial permeability

182

1.4 (1.0–2.0)

1 SD increase

 

 Tumour necrosis factor alpha

Aisiku 2016 [25]

Pro-inflammatory

195

1.03 (0.71–1.51)

  

 Tumour necrosis factor alpha

Chen 2019 [29]

Pro-inflammatory

115

1.002 (0.996–1.009)

  

 Tumour necrosis factor alpha

Fremont 2010 [32]

Pro-inflammatory

192

0.51 (0.27–0.98)

Highest vs lowest quartile

 

 Tumour necrosis factor alpha

Huang 2019 [35]

Pro-inflammatory

152

3.999 (0.921–17.375)

≥ 173.0 pg/mL

 

 Tumour necrosis factor alpha

Wang 2019 [53]

Pro-inflammatory

109

1.000 (0.995–1.005)

  

Biomarkers in CSF

      

 Interleukin-1 beta

Aisiku 2016 [25]

Pro-inflammatory

174

1.11 (0.80–1.54)

  

 Interleukin-6

Aisiku 2016 [25]

Pro-inflammatory

174

1.06 (0.95–1.19)

  

 Interleukin-8

Aisiku 2016 [25]

Pro-inflammatory

173

1.01 (0.92–1.12)

  

 Interleukin-10

Aisiku 2016 [25]

Anti-inflammatory

174

1.33 (1.00–1.76)

  

 Interleukin-12p70

Aisiku 2016 [25]

Pro-inflammatory

173

1.52 (1.04–2.21)

  

 Nitric oxide

Aisiku 2016 [25]

Oxidative injury

172

1.66 (0.70–3.97)

  

 Tumour necrosis factor alpha

Aisiku 2016 [25]

Pro-inflammatory

174

1.43 (0.97–2.14)

  

Biomarkers in BALF

      

 Soluble trombomodulin

Suzuki 2017 [52]

Endothelial injury

68

7.48 (1.60–34.98)

  
  1. Abbreviations: CPE cardiopulmonary effusion, CSF cerebrospinal fluid, BALF bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, SD standard deviation