Additional file 4: of l-carnitine in critically ill patients—a case series study

Figure S4. Correlation of BMI and SOFA score with the change in f-Carnitine from day 0 to day 14. (a) Each plot depicts a relationship between the BMI on the x-axis, and the change of f-Carnitine from day 0 to day 14 (Δ f-Carnitine) on the y-axis. There was a significant negative correlation between the BMI and the Δf-Carnitine (r = − 0.47, p = 0.01), which suggests an association between lower BMI and larger decrease of f-Carnitine. (b) Each plot depicts a relationship between the SOFA score at the time of ICU admission on the x-axis, and the change of f-Carnitine from day 0 to day 14 (Δ f-Carnitine) on the y-axis. There was a significant correlation between the SOFA score on ICU admission and the Δf-Carnitine (r = 0.46, p = 0.01), which suggests an association between high SOFA score and larger decrease of f-Carnitine. (ZIP 188 kb)

补充图S4。体重指数（BMI）与序贯器官衰竭评分（SOFA）和游离肉碱（f-Carnitine）在第0天至第14天的变化量的相关性。(a) 各子图展示了以横轴为体重指数（BMI）、纵轴为第0天至第14天游离肉碱变化量（Δf-Carnitine）的相关关系。结果显示BMI与Δf-Carnitine呈显著负相关（r = −0.47, p = 0.01），提示较低的BMI与游离肉碱更大幅度的降低存在关联。(b) 各子图展示了以横轴为ICU入院时序贯器官衰竭评分（SOFA）、纵轴为第0天至第14天游离肉碱变化量（Δf-Carnitine）的相关关系。结果显示ICU入院时SOFA评分与Δf-Carnitine呈显著正相关（r = 0.46, p = 0.01），提示较高的SOFA评分与游离肉碱更大幅度的降低存在关联。(ZIP 188 kb)