Table 5 χ2 for proportions in patients with sepsis (S) and septic shock (SS) and negative for SIRS criteria (SIRS < 2): SOFA, qSOFA, PCT and MR-proADM comparison.

From: Best diagnostic accuracy of sepsis combining SIRS criteria or qSOFA score with Procalcitonin and Mid-Regional pro-Adrenomedullin outside ICU

Patients with sepsis and SIRS < 2 (n = 41)

SOFA ≥ 2 (56%)

qSOFA ≥ 2 (10%)

PCT ≥ 0.5 ng/mL (54%)

MR-proADM ≥ 1 nmol/L (82%)

MR-proADM ≥ 1 nmol/L (82%)

p = 0.0014

p < 0.0001

p = 0.0084

PCT ≥ 0.5 ng/mL (54%)

p = 0.96

p < 0.0001

p = 0.0084

SOFA ≥ 2 (56%)

p < 0.0001

p = 0.91

p = 0.0014

qSOFA ≥ 2 (10%)

p < 0.0001

p < 0.0001

p < 0.0001

Patients with septic shock and SIRS < 2 (n = 11)

SOFA ≥ 2 (100%)

qSOFA ≥ 2 (27%)

PCT ≥ 0.5 ng/mL (64%)

MR-proADM ≥ 1 nmol/L (100%)

MR-proADM ≥ 1 nmol/L (100%)

p = 0.15

p = 0.001

p = 0.006

PCT ≥ 0.5 ng/mL (54%)

p = 0.09

p = 0.11

p = 0.006

SOFA ≥ 2 (85%)

p = 0.002

p = 0.09

p = 0.15

qSOFA ≥ 2 (23%)

p = 0.002

p = 0.11

p = 0.001

  1. Bold identify statistically significant p-values.