Table 5 Correlation of laboratory findings to probability of pulmonary hypertension
From: Incidence of pulmonary hypertension in COPD and its relation to inflammatory marker interleukin-1
High probability | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 14) | No (n = 86) | p-value | ||
Hemoglobin | Mean ± SD | 13.4 ± 2.1 | 13.1 ± 1.6 | 0.504 |
TLC | Median (range) | 9.4 (6.5–22.5) | 9.2 (3.8–22) | 0.913 |
Platelets | Median (range) | 222 (150–336) | 246 (106–671) | 0.205 |
AST | Median (range) | 25 (15–41) | 28 (12–78) | 0.058 |
ALT | Mean ± SD | 25 ± 8 | 31 ± 10 | 0.041* |
Creatinine | Mean ± SD | 0.8 ± 0.21 | 0.83 ± 0.23 | 0.621 |
Serum interleukin-1 (Pg/ml) | Mean ± SD | 98 ± 21 | 80 ± 21 | 0.003* |