Preserved (n=25) Mildly Depressed (n=11) Severely Depressed (n=4) P-value
PCT [ng/mL] 0.3 (0.1, 25.28) 0.8 (0.12, 9.35) 4.1 (0.13, 143.9) 0.07
CRP [mg/dL] 4.9 (0.1, 29.1) 10.0 (1.10, 22.60) 13.5 (11, 19.1) 0.07
Preserved strain refers to patients with ε ≤ -18%, mildly depressed ε includes patients with -15 %< ε <-18%, and severely depressed ε refers to those with values >-15%. NS: Non-Significant. Values are presented as median (range). PCT: Procalcitonin; CRP: C-Reactive Protein.
Table 3: Inflammatory markers in patients with severely depressed longitudinal ε.