Table 2 Distributions of complement levels in neonatal sepsis and control groups
From: Complement levels and their diagnostic utility in neonatal sepsis
Complement | Neonatal sepsis group(n = 41) | Control group(n = 41) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C1q (ng/ml) | 70.70 (44.05 − 92.48) | 57.70 (42.00 − 68.55) | 0.057 | |
C3 (ng/ml) | 0.80 (0.60 − 1.04) | 0.76 (0.67 − 0.85) | 0.639 | |
C3c (ng/ml) | 0.68 (0.49 − 1.01) | 0.49 (0.39 − 0.71) | 0.007 | |
C3b (ng/ml) | 8.87 (7.70 − 9.92) | 9.29 (6.89 − 11.26) | 0.376 | |
C4 (ng/ml) | 0.20 (0.11 − 0.26) | 0.16 (0.14 − 0.21) | 0.461 | |
C5 (pg/ml) | 12.69 (7.67 − 15.90) | 13.27 (6.78 − 21.42) | 0.519 | |
C5a (ng/ml) | 51.18 (43.55 − 59.47) | 57.25 (40.63 − 69.85) | 0.042 | |
H (ng/ml) | 432.40 (347.45 − 518.45) | 397.50 (332.30 − 458.60) | 0.128 | |
B (ng/ml) | 358.70 (277.65 − 427.60) | 331.10 (294.35 − 373.50) | 0.276 | |
MBL (pg/ml) | 518.81 (355.80 − 587.97) | 397.06 (221.90 − 479.35) | < 0.001 | |