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Table 2 ADAMTS-13 level and indicators of illness severity

From: ADAMTS13 in pediatric sepsis: a prognostic biomarker with potential therapeutic implications

Variable	ADAMTS-13^c (ng/ml)		p- value
Variable	Variable present	Variable absent	p- value
MODS ^a, day 1 (n = 20)	0.90 (0.80 – 1.18)	2.05 (0.98 – 3.30)	0.002^*
MODS, day 3 (n = 16)	0.90 (0.80 – 1.08)	2.15 (0.90 – 3.38)	0.002^*
ARDS^b (n = 9)	0.8 (0.7 – 1.00)	1.60 (0.90 – 3.30)	0.001^*
Thrombocytopenia (n = 16)	1.55 (0.80 – 3.42)	1.30 (0.90 – 3.13)	0.59
Vasoactive medications (n = 21)	0.90 (0.7 – 1.15)	2.20 (0.95 – 3.55)	< 0.001^*
Mechanical ventilation (n = 30)	0.90 (0.80 – 1.70)	2.45 (1.10 – 3.80)	< 0.001^*

Data is presented as median (interquartile range) or number (%)
^*Statistically significant
^aMultiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
^bAcute Respiratory Distress Syndrome; ^c a disintegrin-like and metalloprotease with thrombospondin type 1 motif, 13

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