Table 2.
Categorisation of patients according to paraclinical characteristics.
| Characteristic | Patient group | Total (n = 90) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE (n = 45) | CAP (n = 45) | ||
| Consolidation | |||
| Yes | 21 (53.85%) | 30 (66.67%) | 51 (60.71%) |
| No | 18 (46.15%) | 15 (33.33%) | 33 (39.29%) |
| Missing | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| p value (McNemar) | 0.371 | ||
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| Sepsis | |||
| Yes | 12 (26.67%) | 14 (31.11%) | 26 (28.89%) |
| No | 33 (73.33%) | 31 (68.89%) | 64 (71.11%) |
| p value (McNemar) | 0.564 | ||
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| D-dimer | |||
| Mean | 7.20 | 3.16 | 5.18 |
| Std | 8.27 | 4.67 | 6.98 |
| Median | 4.10 | 1.85 | 2.77 |
| Minimum | 0.52 | 0.18 | 0.18 |
| Maximum | 36.10 | 27.70 | 36.10 |
| p value (t-test) | 0.003 | ||
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| CRP | |||
| Mean | 98.13 | 107.78 | 102.95 |
| Std | 91.10 | 118.65 | 105.29 |
| Median | 64 | 64 | 64 |
| Minimum | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Maximum | 404 | 399 | 404 |
| p value (t-test) | 0.695 | ||
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| Leucocytes | |||
| Mean | 11671.11 | 12213.33 | 11942.22 |
| Std | 4425.83 | 6343.34 | 5445.29 |
| Median | 10800 | 11600 | 10950 |
| Minimum | 4100 | 4900 | 4100 |
| Maximum | 24400 | 42700 | 42700 |
| p value (t-test) | 0.650 | ||
PE: pulmonary embolism; CAP: community acquired pneumonia; n: number of patients; Std: standard deviation; CPR: C-reactive protein; t-test: paired t-test; McNemar: McNemar test.