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.
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| Age (day) | 0.126 | <0.001 | Temperature (°C) | -0.126 | <0.001 | Respiratory (rate/minute) | -0.134 | <0.001 | Heart rate (bpm) | -0.094 | 0.001 | Weight (kg) | 0.065 | 0.021 | SBP (mm, Hg) | 0.055 | 0.052 | DBP (mm, Hg) | 0.029 | 0.300 | PCT (ng/mL) | -0.519 | <0.001 | ALB (g/L) | 0.350 | <0.001 | ALT (U/L) | -0.017 | 0.537 | AST (U/L) | -0.023 | 0.423 | 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 |
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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.
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