
Tianjin Medical Journal ›› 2026, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (6): 598-602.doi: 10.11958/20253056
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WU Yuanhui(
), YAN Li, LI Linfang△(
)
Received:2025-09-28
Revised:2026-01-18
Published:2026-06-15
Online:2026-06-15
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WU Yuanhui, YAN Li, LI Linfang. The diagnostic value of serum NFL and NGB in elderly patients with sepsis associated encephalopathy[J]. Tianjin Medical Journal, 2026, 54(6): 598-602.
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| 组别 | n | 性别(男/女) | 年龄/岁 | 吸烟史 | 饮酒史 | 基础疾病 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 冠心病 | 高血压 | 糖尿病 | 慢性阻塞性肺疾病 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 非SAE组 | 75 | 50/25 | 66.84±7.93 | 25(33.3) | 35(46.7) | 9(12.0) | 28(37.3) | 13(17.3) | 6(8.0) | ||||||||||||
| SAE组 | 53 | 36/17 | 72.49±7.38 | 20(37.7) | 26(49.1) | 7(13.2) | 21(39.6) | 15(28.3) | 4(7.6) | ||||||||||||
| χ2或t | 0.022 | 4.085** | 0.264 | 0.071 | 0.041 | 0.069 | 2.186 | 0.000 | |||||||||||||
| 组别 | 病原菌类型 | SOFA评分/分 | APACHEⅡ评分/分 | 血肌酐/(μmol/L) | 血尿酸/(μmol/L) | ||||||||||||||||
| 革兰阳性菌 | 革兰阴性菌 | 真菌 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 非SAE组 | 37(49.3) | 30(40.0) | 8(10.7) | 4.0(3.0,5.0) | 17.0(15.0,20.0) | 81.42±27.14 | 352.2(265.3,508.6) | ||||||||||||||
| SAE组 | 27(50.9) | 21(39.6) | 5(9.4) | 5.0(4.0,6.5) | 20.0(16.0,25.0) | 88.55±21.07 | 302.5(252.8,582.9) | ||||||||||||||
| χ2、t或Z | 0.064 | 2.863* | 3.156* | 1.672 | 0.007 | ||||||||||||||||
| 组别 | 血红蛋白/(g/L) | C反应蛋白/(mg/L) | 降钙素原/(μg/L) | 乳酸/(mmol/L) | 白细胞计数/(×109/L) | 血小板计数/(×109/L) | |||||||||||||||
| 非SAE组 | 102.87±22.74 | 102.13±28.08 | 10.25(6.58,15.41) | 1.74(1.47,2.16) | 11.83(9.00,15.14) | 236(137,285) | |||||||||||||||
| SAE组 | 104.32±28.52 | 111.23±27.47 | 13.43(8.79,17.65) | 1.80(1.50,2.31) | 12.93(11.27,15.28) | 175(124,207) | |||||||||||||||
| t或Z | 0.308 | 1.824 | 1.940 | 0.946 | 1.730 | 1.696 | |||||||||||||||
Tab.1 Comparison of clinical characteristics between the SAE group and the non-SAE group
| 组别 | n | 性别(男/女) | 年龄/岁 | 吸烟史 | 饮酒史 | 基础疾病 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 冠心病 | 高血压 | 糖尿病 | 慢性阻塞性肺疾病 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 非SAE组 | 75 | 50/25 | 66.84±7.93 | 25(33.3) | 35(46.7) | 9(12.0) | 28(37.3) | 13(17.3) | 6(8.0) | ||||||||||||
| SAE组 | 53 | 36/17 | 72.49±7.38 | 20(37.7) | 26(49.1) | 7(13.2) | 21(39.6) | 15(28.3) | 4(7.6) | ||||||||||||
| χ2或t | 0.022 | 4.085** | 0.264 | 0.071 | 0.041 | 0.069 | 2.186 | 0.000 | |||||||||||||
| 组别 | 病原菌类型 | SOFA评分/分 | APACHEⅡ评分/分 | 血肌酐/(μmol/L) | 血尿酸/(μmol/L) | ||||||||||||||||
| 革兰阳性菌 | 革兰阴性菌 | 真菌 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 非SAE组 | 37(49.3) | 30(40.0) | 8(10.7) | 4.0(3.0,5.0) | 17.0(15.0,20.0) | 81.42±27.14 | 352.2(265.3,508.6) | ||||||||||||||
| SAE组 | 27(50.9) | 21(39.6) | 5(9.4) | 5.0(4.0,6.5) | 20.0(16.0,25.0) | 88.55±21.07 | 302.5(252.8,582.9) | ||||||||||||||
| χ2、t或Z | 0.064 | 2.863* | 3.156* | 1.672 | 0.007 | ||||||||||||||||
| 组别 | 血红蛋白/(g/L) | C反应蛋白/(mg/L) | 降钙素原/(μg/L) | 乳酸/(mmol/L) | 白细胞计数/(×109/L) | 血小板计数/(×109/L) | |||||||||||||||
| 非SAE组 | 102.87±22.74 | 102.13±28.08 | 10.25(6.58,15.41) | 1.74(1.47,2.16) | 11.83(9.00,15.14) | 236(137,285) | |||||||||||||||
| SAE组 | 104.32±28.52 | 111.23±27.47 | 13.43(8.79,17.65) | 1.80(1.50,2.31) | 12.93(11.27,15.28) | 175(124,207) | |||||||||||||||
| t或Z | 0.308 | 1.824 | 1.940 | 0.946 | 1.730 | 1.696 | |||||||||||||||
| 组别 | n | NFL/(ng/L) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0~6 h | 24 h | 48 h | |||||
| 非SAE组 | 75 | 76.40±7.74 | 79.80±8.20 | 77.81±8.32 | |||
| SAE组 | 53 | 87.05±9.51 | 89.82±7.65 | 88.01±9.54 | |||
| t | 6.970** | 6.999** | 6.427** | ||||
| 组别 | NGB/(μg/L) | ||||||
| 0~6 h | 24 h | 48 h | |||||
| 非SAE组 | 10.41±2.66 | 12.02±4.39 | 11.59±3.69 | ||||
| SAE组 | 15.76±5.52 | 17.83±4.47 | 16.32±5.07 | ||||
| t | 7.153** | 7.320** | 6.111** | ||||
Tab.2 Comparison of serum NFL and NGB levels at different time points between the SAE group and the non-SAE group
| 组别 | n | NFL/(ng/L) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0~6 h | 24 h | 48 h | |||||
| 非SAE组 | 75 | 76.40±7.74 | 79.80±8.20 | 77.81±8.32 | |||
| SAE组 | 53 | 87.05±9.51 | 89.82±7.65 | 88.01±9.54 | |||
| t | 6.970** | 6.999** | 6.427** | ||||
| 组别 | NGB/(μg/L) | ||||||
| 0~6 h | 24 h | 48 h | |||||
| 非SAE组 | 10.41±2.66 | 12.02±4.39 | 11.59±3.69 | ||||
| SAE组 | 15.76±5.52 | 17.83±4.47 | 16.32±5.07 | ||||
| t | 7.153** | 7.320** | 6.111** | ||||
| 变量 | β | SE | Wald χ2 | P | OR 95%CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0~6 h NFL | 0.638 | 0.207 | 9.457 | 0.002 | 1.893(1.261~2.840) |
| 0~6 h NGB | 0.724 | 0.162 | 19.944 | 0.000 | 2.062(1.502~2.834) |
| SOFA评分 | 0.187 | 0.076 | 6.124 | 0.013 | 1.206(1.039~1.399) |
| APACHEⅡ评分 | 0.291 | 0.108 | 7.198 | 0.007 | 1.338(1.083~1.653) |
| 常数项 | -0.164 | 0.070 | 5.497 | 0.019 | 0.000 |
Tab.3 Multivariate Logistic regression analysis of factors associated with SAE
| 变量 | β | SE | Wald χ2 | P | OR 95%CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0~6 h NFL | 0.638 | 0.207 | 9.457 | 0.002 | 1.893(1.261~2.840) |
| 0~6 h NGB | 0.724 | 0.162 | 19.944 | 0.000 | 2.062(1.502~2.834) |
| SOFA评分 | 0.187 | 0.076 | 6.124 | 0.013 | 1.206(1.039~1.399) |
| APACHEⅡ评分 | 0.291 | 0.108 | 7.198 | 0.007 | 1.338(1.083~1.653) |
| 常数项 | -0.164 | 0.070 | 5.497 | 0.019 | 0.000 |
| 变量 | AUC(95%CI) | Cut-off值 | 敏感度 | 特异度 | 约登指数 | Z# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0~6 h NFL | 0.723(0.695~0.854) | 80 ng/L | 0.755 | 0.707 | 0.462 | 4.003** |
| 0~6 h NGB | 0.769(0.607~0.836) | 12 μg/L | 0.736 | 0.813 | 0.549 | 3.967** 4.358** 4.253** |
| SOFA评分 | 0.677(0.568~0.774) | 4分 | 0.642 | 0.680 | 0.322 | |
| APACHEⅡ评分 | 0.700(0.588~0.787) | 18分 | 0.698 | 0.653 | 0.351 | |
| 联合应用 | 0.894(0.805~0.952) | 0.868 | 0.867 | 0.735 |
Tab.4 Diagnostic value of serum NFL, NGB levels, SOFA score and APACHE Ⅱ score for SAE
| 变量 | AUC(95%CI) | Cut-off值 | 敏感度 | 特异度 | 约登指数 | Z# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0~6 h NFL | 0.723(0.695~0.854) | 80 ng/L | 0.755 | 0.707 | 0.462 | 4.003** |
| 0~6 h NGB | 0.769(0.607~0.836) | 12 μg/L | 0.736 | 0.813 | 0.549 | 3.967** 4.358** 4.253** |
| SOFA评分 | 0.677(0.568~0.774) | 4分 | 0.642 | 0.680 | 0.322 | |
| APACHEⅡ评分 | 0.700(0.588~0.787) | 18分 | 0.698 | 0.653 | 0.351 | |
| 联合应用 | 0.894(0.805~0.952) | 0.868 | 0.867 | 0.735 |
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