Table 2 Clinical features of patients infected with Candida spp.
Variable | Patients infected with Candida spp. (n = 36) | Fungal-negative controls (n = 27) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | Â | Â | Â |
mean ± SD — years | 63.03 ± 17.05 | 56.89 ± 15.48 | 0.141 |
18 ~ 60 years | 17 (47.22) | 18 (66.67) | 0.200 |
> 60 years | 19 (52.78) | 9 (33.33) | |
Gender — n (%) |  |  |  |
Female | 11 (30.56) | 8 (29.63) | 1.000 |
Male | 25 (69.44) | 19 (70.37) | |
Fever — n (%) | 18 | 8 | 0.127 |
Cough — n (%) | 12 | 9 | 1.000 |
Sputum production — n (%) | 11 | 9 | 1.000 |
Coma | 5 | 6 | 0.507 |
Abnormal Chest imaging — n (%) | 34 | 27 | 0.502 |
Use of antifungal agents — n (%) | 14 | 7 | 0.418 |
White blood cell count | Â | Â | Â |
Median (IQR) — ×109/L | 11.65 (7.72 ~ 14.95) | 10.31 (8.07 ~ 15.05) | 0.934 |
> 10 × 109/L — n (%) | 21 (58.33) | 15 (55.56) | 0.758 |
< 4 × 109/L — n (%) | 1 (2.78) | 2 (7.41) | |
Neutrophil count | Â | Â | Â |
Median (IQR) — ×109/L | 9.11 (5.92 ~ 11.78) | 9.07 (6.15 ~ 14.37) | 0.879 |
> 6.3 × 109/L — n (%) | 26 (72.22) | 20 (74.07) | 1.000 |
< 1.8 × 109/L — n (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Lymphocyte count | Â | Â | Â |
Median (IQR) — ×109/L | 1.02 (0.71 ~ 1.27) | 1.25 (0.67 ~ 1.7) | 0.255 |
> 3.2 × 109/L — n (%) | 1 (2.78) | 3 (11.11) | 0.366 |
< 1.1 × 109/L — n (%) | 21 (58.33) | 12 (44.44) | |
Red blood cell count | Â | Â | Â |
Median (IQR) — ×1012/L | 2.83 (2.18 ~ 3.94) | 2.93 (2.25 ~ 3.37) | 0.950 |
> 5.0 (F) and 5.5 (M) ×1012/L | 5 (13.89) | 1 (3.7) | 0.351 |
< 4.0 (F) and 4.5 (M) ×1012/L | 30 (83.33) | 24 (88.89) | |
Platelet count | Â | Â | Â |
Median (IQR) — ×109/L | 159.5 (113.5 ~ 228.75) | 231 (114 ~ 382) | 0.063 |
> 350 × 109/L — n (%) | 2 (5.56) | 8 (29.63) | 0.038 |
< 125 × 109/L — n (%) | 12 (33.33) | 7 (25.93) | |
Glucose | Â | Â | Â |
Median (IQR) — mmol/L | 7.15 (5.52 ~ 11.7) | 7.93 (5.74 ~ 10.3) | 0.972 |
> 6.1 mmol/L — n (%) | 26 (72.22) | 19 (70.37) | 0.440 |
< 3.8 mmol/L — n (%) | 4 (11.11) | 1 (3.7) | |
Total protein | Â | Â | Â |
mean ± SD — g/L | 57.61 ± 6.91 | 59.56 ± 8.07 | 0.320 |
> 85 g/L — n (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.796 |
< 60 g/L — n (%) | 23 (63.89) | 16 (59.26) | |
Albumin | Â | Â | Â |
mean ± SD — g/L | 30.2 ± 5.31 | 32.8 ± 5.26 | 0.059 |
> 53 g/L — n (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.572 |
< 40 g/L — n (%) | 35 (97.22) | 25 (92.59) | |
Globulin | Â | Â | Â |
mean ± SD — g/L | 27.13 ± 6.6 | 26.76 ± 5.71 | 0.812 |
> 32 g/L — n (%) | 8 (22.22) | 3 (11.11) | 0.498 |
< 20 g/L — n (%) | 5 (13.89) | 3 (11.11) |