Research Article
Comparison between Procalcitonin, Brain Natriuretic Peptide, and Uric Acid in Children with Cardiomyopathy and Controls
Table 4
Ross classification impact on age and biomarkers in patients.
| Parameters | DCM | Mean | SD | | Mean rank | Chi-Square | |
| Procalcitonin (g/L) | 1 | 8.960 | 4.3254 | 10 | 15.2000 | 5.8195 | 0.1207 | 2 | 8.022 | 3.9105 | 9 | 16.3333 | 3 | 8.925 | 2.4073 | 10 | 19.0500 | 4 | 11.750 | 4.3759 | 8 | 26.6875 |
| Uric acid (mg/dL) | 1 | 6.930 | 1.9816 | 10 | 18.6000 | 0.1515 | 0.9850 | 2 | 6.944 | 1.8602 | 9 | 20.1667 | 3 | 6.840 | 1.5932 | 10 | 18.9000 | 4 | 6.637 | 2.1427 | 8 | 18.3125 |
| Brain Natriuretic Peptide (pg/mL) | 1 | 97.130 | 155.2863 | 10 | 12.7500 | 15.8453 | 0.0012 | 2 | 76.656 | 76.4345 | 9 | 14.2778 | 3 | 133.050 | 102.7770 | 10 | 19.4500 | 4 | 614.925 | 452.6220 | 8 | 31.5625 |
| Age (year) | 1 | 8.700 | 4.5473 | 10 | 11.0000 | 8.9456 | 0.0300 | 2 | 12.556 | 4.5031 | 9 | 19.7222 | 3 | 14.400 | 4.1952 | 10 | 25.1000 | 4 | 13.125 | 3.4821 | 8 | 20.5625 |
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