Lymphocyte-to-C-Reactive Protein Ratio as an Early Sepsis Biomarker for Neonates with Suspected Sepsis

Table 2

Correlations between LCR and clinical parameters.

Variables
Age (day)	0.126	<0.001
Temperature (°C)	-0.126	<0.001
Respiratory (rate/minute)	-0.134	<0.001
Heart rate (bpm)	-0.094	0.001
Weight (kg)	0.065	0.021
SBP (mm, Hg)	0.055	0.052
DBP (mm, Hg)	0.029	0.300
PCT (ng/mL)	-0.519	<0.001
ALB (g/L)	0.350	<0.001
ALT (U/L)	-0.017	0.537
AST (U/L)	-0.023	0.423
WBC (×10^9 cells/L)	0.230	<0.001
Neutrophil (×10^9 cells/L)	-0.101	<0.001
Length of hospital stay (days)	-0.258	<0.001

Abbreviations: SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; PCT: procalcitonin; CRP: C-reactive protein; ALB: albumin; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; WBC: white blood cell.