C-Reactive Protein-to-Albumin Ratio as an Early Biomarker to Identify Sepsis in Neonates with Pneumonia

Table 2

Clinical and demographic characteristics according to the median of CAR.

Variables	Low CAR group (≤0.024) ()	High CAR group (>0.024) ()
Age (days)	9.0 (5.0, 15.0)	9.0 (4.0, 16.0)	0.414
Male,	230 (54.5%)	281 (66.1%)	0.066
PCT (mg/l)	0.09 (0.15, 0.30)	0.42 (0.15, 2.11)	0.001
Clinical data
Pneumonia,	249 (59.0%)	140 (20.0%)	<0.001
Sepsis,	173 (41.0%)	340 (80.0%)	<0.001
nSOFA	0 (0, 0)	0 (0, 1.0)	<0.001
Length of hospital stay (days)	10.0 (8.0, 14.0)	14.0 (10.0, 22.0)^a	<0.001

Abbreviations: PCT: procalcitonin; CAR: C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio; nSOFA: neonatal sequential organ failure assessment.