Analyses were repeated, adjusting for baseline ESR, a marker of background inflammation, independent of the influence of functional variation at the CRP gene.
Using a cut-off value of 10% increase in d P/d tmax from baseline as a marker of acute response to CRT, 10 out of 13 patients (77%) acutely responded.
The 48-h levels of serum suPAR and both pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines had decreased to baseline levels, whereas CRP, a marker of acute phase response, increased in those with the most prominent IL-6 and IL-10 elevations in their preceding samples.
To examine whether baseline pulse pressure (PP), a marker of arterial stiffness, is associated with subsequent development of atrial fibrillation (AF) in type 2 diabetes.
Determination of baseline variability is associated with continuous CTG monitoring and fluctuations of 15 beats per minute or more from the baseline rate are considered a marker of fetal well-being.
Baseline Hb was chosen as a marker of CIA and defined as the lowest Hb level within 7 days before initiation of R-CHOP without RBC transfusion.
We found this protective effect of IGF-1 to be correlated with elevated mtDNA : nDNA relative to baseline, and this may represent a marker of preservation of mitochondrial function.
Other factors causing heterogeneity include baseline 25(OH D, final 25(OH D, baseline markers of inflammation, dose of vitamin D used, type of vitamin D used (D2 or D3) and duration of treatment.
Our findings show that baseline serum markers of B-cell activation are higher in patients with early RA than in patients with undifferentiated arthritis (UA).
Linear regression was used to assess the relationship between BNP levels at baseline with markers of LV function at follow-up stratified for glucose status and adjusted for age and sex.
