Table 2.

Correlation between PCT and CT levels in the 2 groups.

	Infection group (N = 15)	Noninfection group (N = 61)
PCT (ng/mL)	3.8 ± 10.1	0.2 ± 0.14
CT (pg/mL)	78.7 ± 41.2	49.1 ± 23.8
rs	0.38	0.36
p	NS	0.005

PCT: procalcitonin; CT: calcitonin. The data are expressed as the mean ± SD.