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Table 2 Comparison of inflammatory variables

From: Procalcitonin guided antibiotic therapy of acute exacerbations of asthma: a randomized controlled trial

Level

Inflammatory parameters

 

PCT(ng/ml)

hsCRP(mg/L)

IL-6(pg/ml)

WBC(×109/L)

TNF-α(pg/ml)

Mild to Moderate (n = 203)

0.044 (0.027 ~ 0.241)

6.7 (3.8 ~ 13.5)

8.1 (4.5 ~ 13.4)

11.7±4.2

29.3 (12.5 ~ 46.2)

Severe to Critical (n = 52)

0.263 (0.158 ~ 0.482)

7.4 (4.9 ~ 16.4)

21.2 (13.7 ~ 48.1)

12.1±3.8

31.7 (14.1 ~ 50.6)

Statistic value

Z = −2.324

Z = −0.538

Z = −3.217

t =0.013

t = −0.615

p value

0.041

0.557

0.036

0.989

0.805

  1. Note: Data are presented as M (QL ~ QU) or mean ± SD.