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Table 2.

Comparative analysis of the main groups according to the values of the markers PCT (ng/mL), ESM-1 (pg/mL), IL-6 (pg/mL), IL-8 (pg/mL) and the indices CRP (mg/L), I/T index, PLT (×10⁹/L) and WBC (×10⁹/L).

Parameter	Group	N	$\bar{X}$	SD	p
Parameter	Group	N	$\bar{X}$	SD	0–1	0–2	1–2
PCT	0. Control	17	0.43 ^a	0.57	0.004	0.858	0.005
	1. Symptomatic infected	21	2.27 ^b	3.22
	2. Symptomatic uninfected	18	0.44 ^a	0.58
ESM-1	0. Control	19	118.21 ^a	84.00	0.130	0.967	0.092
	1. Symptomatic infected	21	163.52 ^a	125.11
	2. Symptomatic uninfected	20	116.00 ^a	85.33
IL-6	0. Control	17	29.81 ^a	104.02	0.015	0.940	0.005
	1. Symptomatic infected	18	30.72 ^b	53.48
	2. Symptomatic uninfected	20	5.07 ^a	5.39
IL-8	0. Control	13	45.25 ^a	106.80	1.000	0.894	0.705
	1. Symptomatic infected	14	141.98 ^a	346.59
	2. Symptomatic uninfected	12	27.62 ^a	40.20
CRP	0. Control	18	3.96 ^a	2.78	0.055	0.186	0.183
	1. Symptomatic infected	20	21.24 ^a	30.13
	2. Symptomatic uninfected	20	4.83 ^a	2.52
I/T index	0. Control	17	0.29 ^ac	0.21	0.117	0.732	0.024
	1. Symptomatic infected	20	0.35 ^bc	0.16
	2. Symptomatic uninfected	18	0.24 ^a	0.11
Platelets PLT (×10⁹/L)	0. Control	19	384.00 ^a	136.13	0.013	0.147	0.095
	1. Symptomatic infected	21	265.57 ^bc	167.86
	2. Symptomatic uninfected	20	321.90 ^ac	126.00
White blood cells WBC (×10⁹/L)	0. Control	19	12.59 ^a	4.01	0.708	0.667	0.855
	1. Symptomatic infected	21	16.87 ^a	13.34
	2. Symptomatic uninfected	20	13.20 ^a	4.54

Identical letters on the verticals indicate the absence of a significant difference; different letters indicate the presence of a significant difference (p < 0.05).