Cox proportional hazards models for mortality prediction according to the biomarker levels and the severity scores.

<p>CIRP = cold-inducible RNA-binding protein, APACHE II = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II, SOFA = Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment, PCT = procalcitonin, WBC = white blood cell, N% = neutrophil ratio.</p><p>CIRP0.1 = CIRP level/10.</p><p>HR = hazard ratio.</p><p>A <i>p</i>-value < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.</p><p>^c = 0.998–1.002</p><p>Cox proportional hazards models for mortality prediction according to the biomarker levels and the severity scores.