Table 2.

Median values of measured biochemical parameters in sick and healthy newborns and control group

		Median (min–max)	P<
Procalcitonin (ng/mL)	healthy newborns	0.121 (0.036-0.319)	0.000
	sick newborns	0.188 (0.107-0.462)
C-reactive protein (mg/L)	healthy newborns	1.20 (0.10-12.10)	0.001
	sick newborns	1.30 (0.30-8.00)
serum amyloid A (mg/L)	healthy newborns	1.70 (0.70-23.50)	0.552
	sick newborns	1.28 (0.70-4.30)
white blood cell count (x10 9/L)	healthy newborns	12.0 (5.0-18.8)	0.001
	sick newborns	16.0 (12.0-23.0)
Plasminogen (%)	healthy newborns	59.0 (45.0-173.0)	0.297
	sick newborns	61.0 (43.0-92.0)
protein C (%)	healthy newborns	41.0 (22.0-123.0)	0.847
	sick newborns	39.0 (29.0-65.0)
antithrombin III (%)	healthy newborns	64.5 (35.0-111.0)	0.073
	sick newborns	52.0 (38.0-75.0)