Table 2.

Induction of procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) according to the region of injury, defined by the Injury Severity Score

Region of injury	Number of patients with injury in this region		Median (10th–90th percentiles)		P (exact significance, two-tailed)
			Injury in the respective region	No injury in the respective region
Head	67/90	PCT(ng/ml)	1.3 (0.1–6.68)	0.9 (0.1–5.2)	0.562
		CRP(mg/l)	115 (37–197)	121 (54–220)	0.762
Face	47/90	PCT(ng/ml)	1.0 (0.1–7.89)	1.4 (0.1–5.4)	0.976
		CRP(mg/l)	109 (19–206)	121 (56–193)	0.621
Thorax	72/90	PCT(ng/ml)	1.31 (0.1–6.4)	0.75 (0.1–5.0)	0.121
		CRP(mg/l)	115 (32–194)	136 (72–222)	0.189
Abdomen	44/90	PCT(ng/ml)	2.32 (0.1–12)	0.67 (0.1–5.0)	0.004
		CRP(mg/l)	136 (41–217)	107 (36–173)	0.080
Extremities	71/90	PCT(ng/ml)	1.3 (0.1–6.46)	0.85 (0.1–5.0)	0.573
		CRP(mg/l)	120 (48–186)	97 (11–226)	0.358
Surface	45/90	PCT(ng/ml)	1.03 (0.1–6.0)	1.56 (0.1–7.0)	0.792
		CRP(mg/l)	120 (43–178)	120 (14–220)	0.584