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 | Â |
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 |