Diagnostic and prognostic utility of D-dimer and heparin-binding protein in neonatal sepsis: A prospective case-control study

Table 5 Correlation between sepsis parameters among the studied patients

Variable	D-dimer (ng/mL)		Heparin binding protein (ng/mL)
	r	P value	r	P value
White blood cells (× 10³/mm³)	0.52	< 0.0001	0.5	< 0.0001
Neutrophils (%)	0.50	< 0.0001	0.5	< 0.0001
Platelets (× 10³/mm³)	-0.53	< 0.0001	-0.4	< 0.0001
C-reactive protein (mg/L)	0.64	< 0.0001	0.76	0.01
Heparin binding protein (ng/mL)	0.7	0.01