Table 2.
Clinical and demographic characteristics according to the median of CPR.
| Variables | Low CPR group (≤ 0.024) (n = 694) |
High CPR group (> 0.024) (n = 691) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (days) | 13.0 (9.0, 21.0) | 10.0 (6.0, 17.0) | < 0.001 |
| Male, n (%) | 392 (56.5%) | 425 (61.5%) | 0.057 |
| PCT (mg/L) | 0.10 (0.07, 0.14) | 0.15 (0.09, 0.32) | < 0.001 |
| Clinical data | |||
| Pneumonia, n (%) | 648 (93.4%) | 563 (81.5%) | < 0.001 |
| Sepsis, n (%) | 46 (6.6%) | 128 (18.5%) | < 0.001 |
| Length of hospital stay (days) | 9.0 (8.0, 12.0) | 11.0 (8.0, 17.0) | < 0.001 |
Significant values are in bold.
PCT procalcitonin, CPR C-reactive protein to platelet ratio.