| PCT < 0.5 µg/L n = 23 | PCT ≥ 0.5 µg/L n = 17 |
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| MW | SD | Median | Range | 95%CI | MW | SD | Median | Range | 95%CI | p-value |
PCT (µg/L) | 0.21 | 0.12 | 0.2 | 0.06 - 0.44 | 0.17 - 0.27 | 1.56 | 1.07 | 1.3 | 0.5 - 4.5 | 0.88 - 2.08 | 0.0001 |
CRP (mg/L) | 40.2 | 28.0 | 35.9 | 4.4 - 100.8 | 27.5 - 51.3 | 60.2 | 67.4 | 35.6 | 5.0 - 287.3 | 21.8 - 95.9 | n.s. |
White blood cell count (Gpt/L) | 17.9 | 7.0 | 16.4 | 6.9 - 30.4 | 15.3 - 21.3 | 19.0 | 7.6 | 18.4 | 6.5 - 30.1 | 13.4 - 21.8 | n.s. |
Neutrophils (%) | 55.6 | 12.8 | 59.8 | 25.9 - 75.2 | 47.0 - 59.5 | 60.0 | 8.2 | 60.9 | 45.9 - 74.9 | 52.3 - 63.7 | n.s. |
Neutrophile count (Gpt/L) | 10.3 | 4.6 | 9.8 | 4.4 -17.9 | 8.1 - 12.3 | 11.6 | 5.1 | 10.7 | 4.4 - 21.4 | 7,5 - 13,3 | n.s. |
IL-6 (ng/L) | 41.6 | 41.3 | 24.7 | 3.1 - 140.3 | 19.6 - 63.7 | 92.4 | 68.8 | 76.3 | 3.1 - 140.3 | 48.7 - 136.1 | 0.02 |