Table 3 Clinical features of patients infected with C. albicans and other Candidas

Age

mean ± SD — years

65.06 ± 15.67

61.2 ± 20.18

0.578

18 ~ 60 years

8 (44.44)

4 (40)

1.000

> 60 years

10 (55.56)

6 (60)

Gender — n (%)

Female

9 (50)

1 (10)

0.048

Male

9 (50)

9 (90)

White blood cell count

Median (IQR) — ×10⁹/L

11.75 (9.13 ~ 19.2)

12.12 (9.49 ~ 15.58)

1.000

> 10 × 10⁹/L — n (%)

11 (61.11)

7 (70)

0.703

< 4 × 10⁹/L — n (%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Neutrophil count

Median (IQR) — ×10⁹/L

9.35 (6.8 ~ 16.4)

9.61 (7.09 ~ 12.37)

1.000

> 6.3 × 10⁹/L — n (%)

14 (77.78)

9 (90)

0.626

< 1.8 × 10⁹/L — n (%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Lymphocyte count

mean ± SD — ×10⁹/L

1.13 ± 0.61

1.21 ± 0.72

0.752

> 3.2 × 10⁹/L — n (%)

1 (5.56)

0 (0)

0.204

< 1.1 × 10⁹/L — n (%)

10 (55.56)

5 (50)

Red blood cell count

Median (IQR) — ×10¹²/L

2.96 (2.25 ~ 4.36)

2.51 (1.87 ~ 2.97)

0.089

> 5.0 (F) and 5.5 (M) ×10¹²/L

3 (16.67)

0 (0)

0.365

< 4.0 (F) and 4.5 (M) ×10¹²/L

14 (77.78)

10 (100)

Platelet count

Median (IQR) — ×10⁹/L

220 (147 ~ 271.5)

119.5 (98.5 ~ 159.75)

0.021

> 350 × 10⁹/L — n (%)

2 (11.11)

0 (0)

0.054

< 125 × 10⁹/L — n (%)

3 (16.67)

6 (60)

Glucose

Median (IQR) — mmol/L

7.46 (6.14 ~ 12.19)

6.57 (5.26 ~ 8.72)

0.226

> 6.1 mmol/L — n (%)

14 (77.78)

7 (70)

0.814

< 3.8 mmol/L — n (%)

2 (11.11)

1 (10)

Total protein

mean ± SD — g/L

58.18 ± 8.3

55.44 ± 5.13

0.354

> 85 g/L — n (%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0.247

< 60 g/L — n (%)

10 (55.56)

8 (80)

Albumin

mean ± SD — g/L

30.76 ± 6.2

29.77 ± 2.82

0.640

> 53 g/L — n (%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1.000

< 40 g/L — n (%)

17 (94.44)

10 (100)

Globulin

mean ± SD — g/L

27.42 ± 7.36

25.67 ± 5.93

0.526

> 32 g/L — n (%)

5 (27.78)

2 (20)

1.000

< 20 g/L — n (%)

3 (16.67)

2 (20)