Table 1.

Frequency distribution with corresponding C-reactive protein levels at different times

CRP (mg/dl)	Pre operative	Post operative, same day	After 24 h	7th day
0.1–0.5	2	–	1	2
0.5–1.0	1	2	–	1
1.0–1.5	3	3	1	6
1.5–2.0	12	4	4	13
2.0–2.5	7	12	8	2
2.5–3.0	–	4	10	1
3.0–3.5	–	–	1	–
Total	25	25	25	25
Mean CRP ± SD	1.66 ± 0.53	1.96 ± 0.56	2.30 ± 0.58	1.58 ± 0.52