Table 5 Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA)-score and Simplified acute physiology score III (SAPS3) at admission analysed through Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient in the sepsis/septic shock group. Hepcidin, heparin-binding protein (HBP), procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP), lactate and white blood cells (WBC).

From: Hepcidin discriminates sepsis from other critical illness at admission to intensive care

Biomarker

SOFA-score at admission

SAPS3

p value

Correlation coefficient

p value

Correlation coefficient

Hepcidin

0.897

0.013

0.002

− 0.308

HBP

0.005

0.286

0.380

0.090

PCT

0.008

0.271

0.519

− 0.065

CRP

0.751

− 0.033

0.550

− 0.060

Lactate

 < 0.001

0.599

0.001

0.326

WBC

0.199

0.132

0.308

0.103

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