Table 6 Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA)-score and Simplified acute physiology score III (SAPS3) at admission analysed through Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient in the non-sepsis 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

0.175

− 0.174

0.113

− 0.205

HBP

0.332

0.129

0.275

0.145

PCT

0.489

0.088

0.308

0.130

CRP

0.502

− 0.085

0.526

− 0.081

Lactate

0.104

0.205

0.005

0.349

WBC

0.927

0.012

0.271

0.141

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