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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of Brucellosis patients and Non-brucellosis control patients

From: ELISA is superior to bacterial culture and agglutination test in the diagnosis of brucellosis in an endemic area in China

Characteristics

Brucellosis patients (n = 235)

Non-brucellosis controls(n = 248)

P

Mean age (mean ± SD), years

50.97 ± 17.98

51.95 ± 17.54

0.598

Male

131 (55.74%)

138 (55.65%)

0.982

Fever

218 (92.77%)

209 (84.27%)

0.004

Joint pain

162 (68.94%)

130 (52.42%)

< 0.001

Hepatosplenomegaly

124 (52.77%)

143 (57.66%)

0.279

WBC (mean ± SD), × 109/L

5.66 ± 0.90

6.73 ± 3.08

0.007

CRP (M, IQR), mg/L

19 (4.51, 33)

24 (14, 48)

< 0.001

PCT (M, IQR), ng/L

0.25 (0.16, 0.34)

0.46 (0.23, 1.02)

< 0.001

  1. Note: Data presented as numbers (%) unless otherwise indicated. WBC:white blood cells; CRP:C-reactive protein; PCT:Procalcitonin