Table 2.

Serum hsCRP levels of study and control groups ^(a) .

hsCRP (mg/L)	Patients n = 40	Control n = 40	Clinical status		P value
2nd day	9.4 ± 7.2	—	Died patients n = 7	14.7 ± 7.0*	P < .05
5th day	11.0 ± 7.4	—	Independent walking n = 15	7.1 ± 3.9	NS
10th day	9.2 ± 7.0	—	Nonwalking n = 18	9.2 ± 8.3	NS
Mean	9.8 ± 0.9	1.7 ± 2.9**	—	—	P < .001

^(a)Mean ± standard deviation, NS: no significant.