Table 1.

Relationship between some analytical parameters and severity of community-acquired pneumonia in HIV-infected patients^a

	ICU admission			Mortality
	No	Yes	P value*	Discharged alive	Death	P value*
C-reactive protein (mg/dl)	16.3 ± 12.6	18.8 ± 12.1	0.26	17.2 ± 12.7	10.7 ± 14.0	0.22
Total leukocyte count (cells/ml)	10,410 ± 5,810	14,100 ± 9,820	0.08	11,230 ± 7,120	7,580 ± 3,902	0.25
Total eosinophil count (cells/ml)	114 ± 155	114 ± 145	0.68	115 ± 159	98 ± 31	0.43
Eosinopenia (<40 cells/ml)			0.94			0.59
No	85 (79%)	22 (76%)		112 (77%)	5 (100%)
Yes	23 (21%)	7 (24%)		30 (27%)	0 (0%)

^aSeverity of community-acquired pneumonia judged by the need for intensive care unit (ICU) admission and by mortality. Data presented as the mean ± standard deviation or n (%). *Calculated by means of the Mann–Whitney nonparametric test (quantitative variables) and the chi-square test or Fisher's exact test (qualitative variables).