Table VIII.

Comparison of C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in patients between the two groups at different times (ng/ml).

Group	n	Before treatment	3 days	5 days	7 days	F-value	P-value
Observation group	45	127.35±14.23	105.38±11.35	84.54±9.14	62.09±8.12	41.603	<0.001
Control group	41	67.37±9.26	56.27±7.46	45.32±5.42	34.37±3.48	29.456	<0.001
t-test		22.922	23.464	23.905	20.224
P-value		<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001