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Table 2 Clinical and laboratory characteristics on days 1 and 3

From: Diagnostic accuracy of procalcitonin in critically ill immunocompromised patients

Patient Characteristics

on days 1 and 3

Median (interquartile range)

Patients with

Bacterial Infection

n = 58

Patients without

Bacterial Infection

n = 61

Odds Ratio

(95% confidence interval)

P value

Clinical Characteristics

    

Body temperature, °C Day 1

38.5 (37.2-39.2)

37.5 (36.4-37.5)

1.37 (1.06-1.78)

0.016

Body temperature, °C Day 3

37.4 (37-38.2)

37.2 (36.6-37.6)

1.26 (0.84-1.91)

0.27

Leukocyte count, × 109/L Day 1

4900 (1100-12800)

8200 (4500-13500)

1.0 (1.0-1.0)

0.13

Leukocyte count, × 109/L Day 3

7900 (1900-15525)

7400 (3550-12942)

1.0 (1.0-1.0)

0.57

Platelet count, × 109/L Day 1

92500 (21000-187000)

151000 (62000-277250)

1.0 (1.0-1.0)

0.014

Platelet count, × 109/L Day 3

83000 (30000-217750)

115000 (53000-325000)

1.0 (1.0-1.0)

0.1

Neutrophil count, × 109/L Day 1

3415 (300-8690)

4370 (2375-8320)

1.0 (0.99-1.0)

0.12

Fibrinogen (g/L) Day 1

5.06 (3.32-6.29)

3.90 (2.80-5.20)

1.19 (0.99-1.42)

0.052

Fibrinogen (g/L) Day 3

4.70 (3.82-7.35)

3.80 (3.02-5.60)

1.38 (1.0-1.0)

0.09

Lactate (mmol/L) Day 1

2.15 (1.3-4.5)

1.9 (1.37-2.83)

1.17 (0.99-1.38)

0.06

Lactate (mmol/L) Day 3

1.60 (1.23-2.25)

1.30 (0.97-1.78)

1.19 (0.69-2.05)

0.53

Procalcitonin (ng/ml) Day 1

4.42 (1.57-22.14)

0.26 (0.09-1.26)

1.05 (1.01-1.09)

0.005

Procalcitonin (ng/ml) Day 3

3.19 (1.17-16.13)

0.45 (0.10-1.69)

1.05 (1.01-1.09)

0.03