Table 3.
Laboratory features in diseases causing acute fever in geriatric patients.
| Infectious diseases (n = 135) | Noninfectious diseases (n = 32) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leukocyte count | 20184.4 ± 50.393 | 9093.6 ± 6194.5 | .1 |
| Neutrophil count | 8615.2 ± 7648.6 | 5868 ± 3850.4 | .02 |
| Lymphocyte count | 11132.2 ± 49635.2 | 1875.6 ± 4592.1 | .2 |
| Hemoglobin | 10876 ± 2 | 10518 ± 2.7 | .3 |
| MCV | 87.1 ± 7.5 | 82.1 ± 7.1 | .03 |
| Platelet count | 266992.5 ± 237329.2 | 250229.9 ± 158682.7 | .6 |
| C-Reactive protein | 124.7 ± 114.384 | 123.2 ± 109.5 | .9 |
| Erythrocyte sedimentation rate | 66.6 ± 28.3 | 77.8 ± 33.7 | .03 |
| Ferritin | 1006.4 ± 2229.1 | 763.1 ± 609.6 | .7 |
| Iron | 46 ± 32 | 36.3 ± 17.7 | .7 |
| TDBK | 245.7 ± 62.9 | 202.9 ± 47.4 | .04 |
| AST | 43.9 ± 53.5 | 35 ± 25.1 | .2 |
| ALT | 47.8 ± 72.9 | 38 ± 47.8 | .3 |
| ALP | 209.4 ± 186 | 287 ± 253.8 | .04 |
| GGT | 81.7 ± 112 | 89.4 ± 95.9 | .7 |
| Glucose | 122.1 ± 49.1 | 113.2 ± 42.7 | .2 |
| Creatinine | 1.1 ± 0.7 | 1.1 ± 0.8 | .9 |
| LDH | 422.5 ± 725.2 | 427 ± 200.6 | .9 |
| Albumin | 3.09 ± 0.5 | 3.1 ± 0.5 | .3 |
| Gama globulin | 1.3 ± 0.5 | 1.4 ± 0.6 | .3 |
| Calcium | 8.5 ± 0.7 | 8.6 ± 0.8 | .5 |
| Corrected calcium | 9.3 ± 0.7 | 9.3 ± 0.7 | .7 |