Growth Differentiation Factor-15 Is a Predictor of Mortality in Critically Ill Patients with Sepsis

Figure 3

Prediction of ICU mortality by GDF-15 serum levels. (a, b) Patients that died during the course of ICU treatment ((a) all patients; (b) sepsis only) had significantly higher serum GDF-15 levels on admittance to the ICU () than survivors. (c, d) Kaplan-Meier survival curves of ICU patients are displayed, showing that patients with GDF-15 below a cut-off value of 3624 pg/mL had a better outcome at the ICU ((c) all patients; (d) sepsis only).

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