Research Article

Lymphocyte-to-C-Reactive Protein Ratio as an Early Sepsis Biomarker for Neonates with Suspected Sepsis

Table 2

Correlations between LCR and clinical parameters.

Variables

Age (day)0.126<0.001
Temperature (°C)-0.126<0.001
Respiratory (rate/minute)-0.134<0.001
Heart rate (bpm)-0.0940.001
Weight (kg)0.0650.021
SBP (mm, Hg)0.0550.052
DBP (mm, Hg)0.0290.300
PCT (ng/mL)-0.519<0.001
ALB (g/L)0.350<0.001
ALT (U/L)-0.0170.537
AST (U/L)-0.0230.423
WBC (×109 cells/L)0.230<0.001
Neutrophil (×109 cells/L)-0.101<0.001
Length of hospital stay (days)-0.258<0.001

Abbreviations: SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; PCT: procalcitonin; CRP: C-reactive protein; ALB: albumin; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; WBC: white blood cell.