Table 3.

Serum Procalcitonin levels in ASB and control groups

	Control (n = 39)	ASB group (n = 30)	P
Procalcitonin (+)	0	9 (30.0)	0.0009
Procalcitonin (−)	39	21

OR = 2.857 (%95 CI: 2.024-4.032). P values were <0.05 accepted as statically significant.