Pentraxin-3 level at admission is a strong predictor of short-term mortality in a community-based hospital setting

S Bastrup-Birk, L Munthe-Fog, Mikkel-Ole Skjødt, Y J Ma, H Nielsen, L Køber, O W Nielsen, K Iversen, P Garred

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The pattern recognition molecule pentraxin-3 (PTX3) is a novel potential marker of prognosis, as elevated levels are associated with both disease severity and mortality in patients with a wide range of conditions. However, the usefulness of PTX3 as a prognostic biomarker in a general hospital setting is unknown.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study cohort consisted of 1326 unselected, consecutive patients (age >40 years) admitted to a community hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark. Patients were followed until death or for a median of 11.5 years after admission. The main outcome measure was all-cause mortality. Serum samples collected from patients at admission and from 192 healthy control subjects were quantified for PTX3 level by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

RESULTS: PTX3 was elevated in patients (median 3.7 ng mL(-1) , range 0.5-209.8) compared with healthy nonhospitalized subjects (median 3.5 ng mL(-1) , range 0.0-8.3; P = 0.0003). Elevated PTX3 levels, defined as above the 95th percentile of the concentration in healthy subjects, were associated with increased overall mortality during the study (P < 0.0001). This increase in mortality was greatest in the short term, with an unadjusted hazard ratio (HR) of 6.4 [95% confidence interval (CI) 3.8-11.0] at 28 days after admission, compared to 1.7 (95% CI 1.4-2.0) at the end of follow-up. These results were still significant after adjustment for age, gender and glomerular filtration rate: adjusted HR of 5.0 (95% CI 2.9-8.8) and 1.4 (95% CI 1.2-1.8), respectively.

CONCLUSION: These results suggest that PTX3 could be a widely applicable marker of short-term mortality in hospitalized patients and may be useful in the initial risk stratification.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Internal Medicine
Volume277
Issue number5
Pages (from-to)562-572
Number of pages11
ISSN0954-6820
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2015

Keywords

  • Aged
  • Biomarkers
  • C-Reactive Protein
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Denmark
  • Female
  • Hospital Mortality
  • Hospitalization
  • Hospitals, Community
  • Humans
  • Kaplan-Meier Estimate
  • Male
  • Prognosis
  • Serum Amyloid P-Component

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