Table 3.
Quantitative analysis of the pooled patients—part I.
| Observation (n) | Mean | SD | Frequency | Percentage | 95% CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 115 | 54.26 | 19.60 | ||||
| Pleural fluid B | 72 | 72 | 12.19 | ||||
| Serum B | 61 | 61 | 4.44 | ||||
| Ratio | 3.47 | 2.15-4.7 | |||||
| WBC (k/μL) | 25 | 4540.2 | 5383.56 | ||||
| LDH (IU/L) | 27 | 2650 | 5412.86 | ||||
| TP (g/dL) | 16 | 4.25 | 2.05 | ||||
| Sex | 114 | 77 (male) | 67.54 | ||||
| Background | 115 | 97 (surgical) | 84.35 | 76.42-89.95 | |||
| BPF | 115 | 59 | 51.30 | 42.13-60.39 | |||
| Organisms | 18 | 18 | 15.65 | ||||
| Imaging | 68 | 36 | 52.94 | 40.92-64.62 | |||
| Management | 107 | 79 (chest tube) | 73.83 | 64.59-81.35 | |||
| Outcome | 115 | 97 (recovery) | 84.34 | 76.42-89.95 | |||
| Laterality | 115 | 113 (right side) | 92.26 | ||||
| Surgical management | 52 | 52 | 45.27 | ||||
| Case reports | 123 | 80 | 65.04 | ||||
| Abstracts | 123 | 25 | 20.32 | ||||
| Studies | 123 | 18 | 14.63 |
SD = standard deviation; CI = confidence interval; WBC = white cell count; LDH = lactate dehydrogenase; TP = total protein; BPF = bilopleural fistula.