Table 1 Demographics, severity of illness and key inflammatory biomarkers of the patients used in the study.

From: Circulating Plasma microRNAs can differentiate Human Sepsis and Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS)

Group Name

n

Age (years)

SOFA

Surgical:

Time to sample

CRP (ng/ml)

PCT (ng/ml)

F:M ratio (♀%)

[Hb] mg/L

scores

Medical ratio

(hours)

plasma

Severe SIRS

23

58.5 ± 17.0

7.56 ± 2.31

6:17

0.73

19.8 ± 32.7

1.73 ± 3.85

12:11 (52.2%)

155 ± 110

(IQR: 0.22–2.3)

Severe Sepsis

21

67.7 ± 12.9

8.19 ± 2.68

21:0

0.88

156 ± 76.9

21.9 ± 28.7

13:8 (61.9%)

215 ± 145

(IQR: 0.33–2.5)

Non-severe SIRS

21

61.0 ± 14.0

1.29 ± 0.96

18:3

0.67

20.6 ± 34.3

0.29 ± 0.34

12:9 (57.1%)

216 ± 159

(IQR: 0.41–2.8)

Non-severe Sepsis

8

58.1 ± 23.3

1.13 ± 0.99

8:0

1.6

159 ± 69.5

5.77 ± 9.66

3:5 (37.5%)

115 ± 96.3

(IQR: 0.40–4.2)

NO SIRS

16

64.9 ± 14.6

4.19 ± 3.41

15:1

0.70

19.2 ± 20.3

0.77 ± 1.00

11:5 (68.7%)

160 ± 133

(IQR: 0.14–2.4)