Table 1 Demographic, cytological, and biochemical characteristics of pleural effusions

Age (years)

51 (36–58)

55 (25–66)

0.821

Males (n, %)

13, 76.47%

12, 80%

0.742

NCCs (10⁶/L)

1865 (800–2300)

1120 (416–3015)

0.617

Neutrophils (%)

78.0 (71.0–84.0)

20.0 (20.0–39.0)

0.003 ^a

Lymphocytes (%)

22.0 (15.0–26.0)

71.0 (56.5–77.5)

0.002 ^a

Protein (g/L)

37.8 (28.0–45.0)

48.0 (40.1–52.6)

0.035 ^a

LDH (U/L)

278.0 (168.0–532.0)

335.5 (249.0–387.70)

0.341

ADA (U/L)

4.4 (4.0–8.1)

29.9 (13.9–39.4)

0.002 ^a