Table 3. Time-course (days 1 to 5) change of C-reactive protein (CRP) concentration in survivors and nonsurvivors.

Days	Median value (range), mg/dl		P-value
	Survivors	Nonsurvivors
Day 1	6.3 (0.5−14.9)	10 (1.0−17.6)	0.3592
Day 2	3.4 (0.9−9.7)	6.7 (1.6−19.9)	0.3081
Day 3	2.55 (0.3−6.3)	6.8 (1.2−18.8)	0.0252 a)
Day 4	1.6 (0.3−4.7)	6.6 (0.8−14)	0.0438 a)
Day 5	1.0 (0.3−18.5)	7.55 (0.6−14.3)	0.3948

a) P<0.05.