Endocan Levels in Peripheral Blood Predict Outcomes of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Table 2

Comparison of plasma biomarkers between survivors and nonsurvivors of acute respiratory distress syndrome.

	Survivors (𝑁=22)	Nonsurvivors (𝑁=20)	𝑃 value
Endocan (ng/mL), median (IQR)	3.01 (2.36–4.36)	5.01 (2.98–8.44)	0.017
PCT (ng/mL), median (IQR)	2.59 (0.95–6.25)	9.26 (3.88–16.46)	0.007
CRP (mg/L), median (IQR)	113.4 (85.5–170.3)	139.9 (101.2–196.3)	0.385
WBC (×10^9/L), median (IQR)	14.58 (8.84–19.50)	15.25 (10.9–19.57)	0.706
N (×10^9/L), median (IQR)	13.20 (7.70–19.76)	14.08 (9.76–18.80)	0.762

PCT = procalcitonin, CRP = C-reactive protein, WBC = white blood cell, and N = Neutrophil counts.
^∗𝑃 values for these biomarkers by the Mann-Whitney 𝑈 test. 𝑃 value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.