Zonulin: A Potential Marker of Intestine Injury in Newborns

Table 2

Correlation coefficients (by Spearman) between zonulin levels and selected demographic and clinical parameters.

	R (Spearman)	value
WBC	−0.215	NS
PLT	0.448	<0.001
NTISS	−0.186	NS
CRP	−0.100	NS
PCT	−0.101	NS
GA	0.196	NS
1’Apgar	0.313	0.007
5’Apgar	0.289	0.01
BW	0.316	0.004

WBC: white blood count; PLT: platelets; NTISS: Neonatal Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System; CRP: C-reactive protein; PCT: procalcitonin; GA: gestational age; BW: body weight.