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Table 3 Analysis of biomarkers for disease severity using multinomial logistic regression

From: Plasma IP-10, apoptotic and angiogenic factors associated with fatal cerebral malaria in India

BIOMARKER

COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT GROUPS

ODDS RATIO ESTIMATE

LOWER CONFIDENCE LIMIT

UPPER CONFIDENCE LIMIT

P-VALUE

log IL-1ra

CMNS:HC

4.159

2.257

7.666

<0.0001

 

CM:HC

3.615

2.177

6.002

 
 

MM:HC

2.815

1.74

4.551

 

log IL-8

CMNS:HC

1.596

0.922

2.762

0.0006

 

CM:HC

2.542

1.636

3.952

 
 

MM:HC

1.815

1.214

2.712

 

log IL-10

CMNS:HC

3.749

1.915

7.34

<0.0001

 

CM:HC

4.38

2.364

8.115

 
 

MM:HC

4.21

2.278

7.777

 

log TNF-R1

CMNS:HC

2.23

1.342

3.706

<0.0001

 

CM:HC

1.541

1.259

1.887

 
 

MM:HC

1.406

1.176

1.682

 

log TNF-R2

CMNS:HC

1.966

1.183

3.265

0.0003

 

CM:HC

1.279

1.095

1.495

 
 

MM:HC

1.387

1.162

1.656

 

log VEGF

CMNS:HC

0.299

0.149

0.6

<0.0001

 

CM:HC

1.078

0.647

1.794

 
 

MM:HC

1.684

0.96

2.953

 

log IP-10

CMNS:HC

2.724

1.71

4.337

<0.0001

 

CM:HC

1.889

1.401

2.547

 
 

MM:HC

1.391

1.061

1.823

 

log MIP-1β

CMNS:HC

2.901

1.419

5.932

0.0005

 

CM:HC

3.78

2.038

7.013

 
 

MM:HC

3.244

1.763

5.968

 

log PDGFbb

CMNS:HC

0.76

0.555

1.042

0.1863

 

CM:HC

0.799

0.618

1.035

 
 

MM:HC

0.755

0.584

0.975

 

log sFas

CMNS:HC

6.033

2.077

17.523

0.0021

 

CM:HC

2.515

1.246

5.078

 
 

MM:HC

1.244

0.655

2.363

 

log FasL

CMNS:HC

6.914

2.678

17.848

0.0001

 

CM:HC

1.883

1.261

2.812

 
 

MM:HC

1.964

1.303

2.959

 
  1. HC (healthy control) was used as reference group. This analysis indicates the odds of risk (as indicated for each disease category compared to HC) for every one unit increase in log biomarker values. The p values represent the overall group differences. OR: odds ratio.