CRP and Sepsis: Meanwhile, our data revealed that body temperature (OR = 2.216, 95% CI 1.628 − 3.015, p < 0.001), body weight (OR = 0.518, 95% CI 0.397 − 0.677, p < 0.001) and CRP (OR = 1.072, 95% CI 1.046 − 1.099, p < 0.001) were independent indicators for the presence of sepsis (Table 3).