The Potential Role of Matrix Metalloproteinases 8 and 9 and Myeloperoxidase in Predicting Outcomes of Bacterial Meningitis of Childhood

Table 2

Associations between MMP-8, MPO, TIMP-1, and MMP-9 and baseline patient characteristics^a.

Characteristic	MMP-8	MPO	TIMP-1	Total MMP-9
Age	0.071	-0.013	-0.173	0.009
	Duration of preadmission illness in days	-0.057	-0.182	0.161	0.242
GCS on admission		-0.074	-0.179	-0.135	-0.258
	CSF test results
CSF white cell count	0.356	0.238	-0.275	-0.019
	CSF protein level	0.350	0.440	-0.189	0.041
CSF glucose		-0.219	-0.198	-0.050	0.090

^aAssociations were calculated using Spearman’s rank correlation. Significant correlations are in bold.