Comparison between Procalcitonin, Brain Natriuretic Peptide, and Uric Acid in Children with Cardiomyopathy and Controls

Table 3

Results of the Mann-Whitney test to compare the groups’ values of right heart parameters and biomarkers.

Parameters	Group	Mean	SD	Mean rank	Sum of ranks	Mann-Whitney
Height (cm)	Case	127.405	18.712	32.797	1213.5	510.5	0.574
	Control	128.7	29.2	35.483	1064.5
Myocardial performance index	Case	0.582	0.147	47.378	1753	60	0
	Control	0.316	0.05	17.5	525
Isovolumic relaxation time (m/s)	Case	0.11	0.022	40.176	1486.5	326.5	0.004
	Control	0.096	0.012	26.383	791.5
Acceleration time (m/s)	Case	0.134	0.197	30.068	1112.5	409.5	0.063
	Control	0.07	0.019	38.85	1165.5
Deceleration time (m/s)	Case	0.128	0.012	38.689	1431.5	381.5	0.027
	Control	0.12	0.018	28.217	846.5
Peak E velocity (cm/s)	Case	68.413	17.158	40.203	1487.5	325.5	0.004
	Control	57.706	14.139	26.35	790.5
E/A velocity ratio	Case	1.408	0.478	33.216	1229	526	0.714
	Control	1.397	0.307	34.967	1049
Peak A velocity (cm/s)	Case	50.366	13.852	40.203	1487.5	325.5	0.004
	Control	42.119	9.916	26.35	790.5
Preejection period (m/s)	Case	0.085	0.015	43.054	1593	220	0
	Control	0.076	0.008	22.833	685
Preejection period/ejection time	Case	0.34	0.06	45.973	1701	112	0
	Control	0.289	0.03	19.233	577
Ejection time (m/s)	Case	0.246	0.021	27.365	1012.5	309.5	0.002
	Control	0.264	0.024	42.183	1265.5
Procalcitonin (g/L)	Case	9.326	3.881	48.351	1789	24	0
	Control	1.851	1.466	16.3	489
Uric acid (mg/dL)	Case	6.846	1.814	48.054	1778	35	0
	Control	3.317	0.924	16.667	500
Brain Natriuretic Peptide (pg/mL)	Case	213.814	309.601	48.419	1791.5	21.5	0
	Control	2.76	1.013	16.217	486.5
Age (year)	Case	12.135	4.626	36.122	1336.5	476.5	0.321
	Control	10.567	5.5	31.383	941.5