Table 5 Comparison of both groups regarding age, fever duration, and APR
From: Acute phase reactants in non-COVID-19 community-acquired pneumonia
Group A (pneumonia only) (N = 33) | Group B (pneumonia + empyema or complicated para-pneumonic effusion) (N = 18) | P value | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Median | Minimum | Maximum | Mean | SD | Median | Minimum | Maximum | ||
Age (years) | 40.06 | 15.20 | 40.00 | 18.00 | 71.00 | 50.55 | 17.54 | 55.00 | 18.00 | 75.00 | 0.038 |
Fever duration (days) | 3.94 | 3.01 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 | 6.00 | 6.05 | 3.50 | 1.00 | 25.00 | 0.315 |
Tlc (103 /μl) | 13.04 | 6.58 | 12.80 | 3.50 | 27.00 | 14.99 | 5.87 | 13.60 | 7.20 | 28.00 | 0.237 |
Platelets (103/μl) | 286.76 | 180.77 | 276.00 | 16.00 | 812.00 | 382.72 | 137.58 | 361.00 | 170.00 | 653.00 | 0.023 |
CRP (mg/L) | 135.74 | 110.75 | 97.00 | 4.00 | 384.00 | 155.51 | 106.52 | 121.00 | 30.97 | 427.00 | 0.324 |
D.dimer (ng/ml) | 1.32 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 0.19 | 3.30 | 1.16 | 1.00 | 0.72 | 0.19 | 3.10 | 0.820 |
ESR 1h | 45.91 | 35.85 | 37.00 | 3.00 | 150.00 | 78.22 | 31.43 | 73.00 | 25.00 | 125.00 | 0.001 |
ESR 2h | 71.18 | 34.27 | 75.00 | 8.00 | 150.00 | 102.11 | 19.97 | 105.00 | 55.00 | 130.00 | < 0.001 |
Ferritin (ng/ml) | 518.18 | 470.81 | 412.00 | 21.80 | 1820.00 | 601.39 | 556.84 | 377.10 | 113.00 | 2443.00 | 0.672 |
NLR | 2.21 | 0.70 | 2.10 | 1.30 | 3.90 | 2.46 | 0.75 | 2.40 | 1.50 | 4.70 | 0.176 |