Table VIII.

hs-CRP and mortality.

	hs-CRP <0.5 mg/dl		hs-CRP ≥0.5 mg/dl
Mortality	N	%	N	%	Total	χ2	P-value
In-hospital mortality						0.273	0.601
Absent	88	51	86	49	174
Affected	7	44	9	56	16
30 day mortality						1.006	0.316
Absent	87	50	88	50	175
Affected	1	100	0	0	1

hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein.