| | n < limit | β (X4 vs R5) | Lower limit | Upper limit | p value |
|---|
| | | | CI 95% | CI 95% | |
|---|
hsPCR (log) | 62 | 0.501 | −1.219 | 2.22 | 0.57 |
D-dimers (log) | 0 | 0.280 | −1.336 | 0.777 | 0.60 |
IL-6 levels (log) | 23 | 0.022 | −0.175 | 0.131 | 0.78 |
IL-7 levels (log) | 89 | 0.259 | −1.184 | 0.666 | 0.58 |
- N: number of patients; limit: detection limit of the assay; β: coefficient of interval regression; CI: confidence interval.
- Since inflammation marker measurements are subject to lower detection limits, the association of IL-6, IL-7, HsPCR, D-dimers and CRT was analyzed with interval regression by means of the intreg command Stata after log transformation (natural logarithm). None of the markers resulted significantly associated with CRT.
