Skip to main content

Table 2 Baseline plasma protein levels

From: Plasma levels of surfactant protein D and KL-6 for evaluation of lung injury in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients

 

ALI/ARDS

(n = 16)

No lung injury

(n = 20)

P-value

SP-D (ng/ml)

275 [80 - 462]

140 [84 - 216]

0.09

CC16 (ng/ml)

14.3 [9.0 - 19.0]

7.7 [4.8 - 13.5]

0.03

KL-6 (U/l)

477 [287 - 636]

240 [160 - 304]

0.001

sRAGE (pg/ml)

1000 [300 - 1500]

725 [532 - 1660]

0.59

  1. ALI acute lung injury; ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome; SP-D surfactant protein D, CC16 Clara cell protein, sRAGE soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products. Values are displayed as medians with interquartile range.
Back to article page

BMC Pulmonary Medicine

ISSN: 1471-2466

Contact us