Table 1.
Comparison of the parameters in pleural effusion in the three groups
| Parapneumonic | TB | MPE | Kruskal‐Wallis test | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sLDH (U/L) | 219 (98‐6064) | 195 (114‐1871) | 215 (100‐2705) | 36.835 | .000 |
| pADA (U/L) | 18 (1‐464) | 50 (2‐185) | 10 (2‐1242) | 491.867 | .000 |
| sCRP (mg/L) | 87.3 (1.0‐467.0) | 53.5 (1.0‐261.0) | 14.1 (1.0‐211.0) | 196.832 | .000 |
| pCEA (ng/mL) | 1.6 (0.2‐489.2) | 0.9 (0.2‐34.9) | 148.3 (0.2‐11386.8) | 480.862 | .000 |
| pLDH (U/L) | 435.0 (1.0‐43761) | 390.0 (2.0‐8929) | 333.0 (77.0‐86301) | 4.047 | .132 |
| sLDH/pADA | 11.5 (0.3‐2395.5) | 4.0 (0.8‐79.0) | 23.0 (0.3‐399.8) | 477.376 | .000 |
| pLDH/sLDH | 1.8 (0.0‐383.7) | 2.0 (0.1‐40.1) | 1.5 (0.2‐385.3) | 13.764 | .001 |
| Protein(g/l) | 42.4 (5.0‐71.2) | 52.0 (13.0‐81.2) | 45.6 (20.0‐78.1) | 181.68 | .000 |
| WBC (103/μL) | 1.15 (0.02‐88.00) | 2.33 (0.01‐88.00) | 1.44 (0.06‐220.80) | 38.481 | .000 |
| RBC (103/μL) | 2.88 (0.00‐700.00) | 2.64 (0.03‐393.60) | 6.60 (0.05‐1856.00) | 59.087 | .000 |
Median (min‐max) in the parameters in the table.