Table 4.
Parameter | Whole Group n = 176 n (%) |
Typical Group n = 105 n (%) |
Atypical Group n = 71 n (%) |
p-Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
CRP ≥ 30 mg/L | 141 (84.4%) | 85 (85%) | 56 (83.6%) | 0.804 |
ESR ≥ 40 mm/h | 166 (96.5%) | 100 (97.1%) | 66 (95.7%) | 0.685 |
PLT ≥ 450000 mm3 | 84 (49.7%) | 42 (41.6%) | 42 (61.8%) | 0.010 |
Sodium ≤ 130 mmol/L | 31 (19.6%) | 24 (25%) | 7 (11.3%) | 0.034 |
Pyuria ≥ 10 WBC/HPF | 21 (16.5%) | 12 (14.8%) | 9 (19.6%) | 0.489 |
Albumin ≤ 3 g/dL | 8 (5.8%) | 5 (5.8%) | 3 (4.4%) | 0.987 |
Hemoglobin adjusted for age | 122 (72.6%) | 67 (67%) | 55 (80.9%) | 0.048 |
ALT (U/L) adjusted for age | 49 (30.4%) | 37 (37.8%) | 12 (19%) | 0.012 |
WBC ≥ 15000 mm3 | 66 (39.1%) | 41 (40.6%) | 25 (36.8%) | 0.617 |
CRP—C-reactive protein; ESR—erythrocyte sedimentation rate; PLT—platelet counts; WBC—white blood cell; ALT—alanine aminotransferase. Statistical significance shown in bold.