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Table 1 Characteristics of cases for this study

From: Hepatocyte growth factor levels in Legionella pneumonia: A retrospective study

 

Legionella pneumonia

Other bacterial pneumonia

Pulmonary tuberculosis

Control

p

cases

42

36

19

27

 

age

58.9 + 12.0

58.3 + 18.2

56.7 + 16.4

54.2 + 19.1

n.s.

sex

37/ 5 a

21 / 15

10 / 9

18 / 11

0.004 a

outcome (alive/dead)

34 / 8

34 / 2

-

-

0.097

known liver disease

2 b

2 b

0

0

n. s. b

ALT

66.4 + 58.7 c

32.9 + 34.5 c

21.2 + 16.2 c

-

< 0.01 c

LDH

807.3 + 748.9 d

218.4 + 88.6 d

239.1 + 302.4 d

-

< 0.001 d

  1. a: M/F ratio was significant higher in Legionella pneumonia than in other bacterialpneumonia
  2. b: n.s. not significant
  3. c, d: ALT and LDH were significantly higher in Legionella pneumonia cases than in other bacterial pneumonia and pulmonary tuberculosis