Table 7. Pearson's correlation analysis of the clinical group with regard to WBC, Neu, CRP, and PCT.

^* p<0.05; ^** p<0.01; ^*** p<0.001

CRP: C-reactive protein; PCT: procalcitonin, Neu: neutrophil

		CRP		WBC		Neu		PCT
CRP	Pearson's (r)	—
	p-value	—
WBC	Pearson's (r)	0.565	***	—
	p-value	<0.001		—
Neu	Pearson's (r)	0.587	***	0.976	***	—
	p-value	<0.001		<0.001		—
PCT	Pearson's (r)	0.704	**	0.621	***	0.56	*	—
	p-value	0.003		<0.001		0.025