Correlation between baseline total K-18 (M65), cleaved K-18 (M30), intact K-18 (M65-M30) and necrosis-apoptosis ratio and various inflammatory markers
| IL-1β | IL-6 | IL-10 | TNFα | CRP | LDH | Ferritin | Procalcitonin | |
| M65 | r=0.383 p=0.031* | r=0.555; p<0.001* | r=0.533 p<0.000* | r=0.445; p=0.001* | r=0.414; p=0.002* | r=0.637; p<0.001* | r=0.602; p<0.001* | r=0.356; p=0.010* |
| M30 | r=0.352; p=0.048* | r=0.257; p=0.071* | r=0.262; p=0.064 | r=0.201; p=0.156 | r=0.009; p=0.951 | r=0.468; p<0.001* | r=0.374; p=0.006* | r=0.183; p=0.195 |
| M65-M30 | r=0.378; p=0.033* | r=0.650; p<0.001* | r=0.561 p<0.000* | r=0.451; p=0.001* | r=0.566; p<0.001* | r=0.595; p<0.001* | r=0.576; p<0.001* | r=0.312; p=0.024* |
| Necrosis-Apoptosis ratio | r=0.246; p=0.174 | r=0.492; p<0.001* | r=0.371 p=0.007* | r=0.282; p=0.045* | r=0.637; p<0.001* | r=0.285; p=0.040* | r=0.285; p=0.040* | r=0.222; p=0.113 |
*Significant at significance level of 0.05.
CRP, C reactive protein; IL-1, interleukin 1; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; TNFα, tumour necrosis factor alpha.