Table 2.

Comparison of biochemical parameters assessed at hospital admission in patients with diagnosis of lower and upper urinary tract infection (UTI)

	Lower UTI	Upper UTI	P value
	(n = 13)	(n = 32)
Leucocyte count (G/l)	8.6 ± 3.3	14.5 ± 5.9	0.005
	[7.4 (3.4)]	[12.7 (13.5)]
hsCRP (mg/L)	2.9 ± 1.7	127.3 ± 62.4	<0.001
	[2.28 (2.81)]	[132.5 (124.8)]
PCT (ng/ml)	0.05 ± 0	5.2 ± 0.03	<0.001
	[0.05 (0)]	[0.42 (0.9)]
IL −6 (pg/ml)	22.5 ± 1.6	84.8 ± 67	<0.001
	[5.8 (41.9)]	[57.9 (64.3)]
CPP (pg/ml)	2253 ± 1323	3051 ± 1178	Ns
	[1757 (1403)]	[2929 (2986)]

Results are expressed as mean ± SD [median (IQR)]