Table 3.
Factors | Viral pneumonia | Other diseases | p value |
---|---|---|---|
( n=53 ) | ( n=56 ) | ||
WBC (/mm3) | 9,000.0 (2,400-27,200) | 8,100.0 (4,000-19,800) | 0.2474 |
Neutrophils (/mm3) | 7,200.0 (470-25,900) | 6,000.0 (2,800-15,700) | 0.0722 |
Lymphocytes (/mm3) | 1,200.0 (400-4,000) | 1,300.0 (600-3,300) | 0.5126 |
Eosinophils (/mm3) | 100.0 (0-700) | 200.0 (0-10,600) | 0.1135 |
Monocytes (/mm3) | 500.0 (100-1,000) | 400.0 (0-1,500) | 0.6383 |
Basophils (/mm3) | 0.0 (0-100) | 0.0 (0-100) | 0.2857 |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 12.90 (10-17.4) | 12.45 (8.6-17.6) | 0.4030 |
Platelets (/mm3) | 28.20 (10.8-56) | 28.55 (12.9-80.1) | 0.4407 |
AST (IU/L) | 31.0 (16-305) | 28.5 (10-109) | 0.0458 |
ALT (IU/L) | 22.0 (8-205) | 20.5 (8-73) | 0.0178 |
LDH (IU/L) | 238.0 (136-936) | 260.0 (108-719) | 0.3099 |
CRP (mg/dL) | 9.850 (0.09-46.8) | 3.040 (0.11-23.2) | 0.0006 |
PCT* (ng/mL) | 0.090 (0.03-72.41) | 0.075 (0-1.28) | 0.1789 |
KL-6* (U/mL) | 365.0 (100-1,881) | 437.0 (98-3,954) | 0.0419 |
BAL fluid | |||
Cell numbers* (×103/mm3) | 0.530 (0.03-3.77) | 0.480 (0.04-8.01) | 0.9794 |
Macrophages* (%) | 36.30 (0.5-93.5) | 36.30 (6.2-150) | 0.5199 |
Neutrophils* (%) | 8.00 (0.3-77) | 6.30 (0-90.4) | 0.4434 |
Lymphocytes* (%) | 35.90 (2.1-84.8) | 34.70 (0.3-88.9) | 0.7481 |
Eosinophils* (%) | 2.10 (0-19.2) | 2.30 (0-80.9) | 0.0135 |
CD4/8 ratio* (%) | 1.400 (0.05-10.57) | 1.600 (0.1-14.17) | 0.7560 |
Values are expressed as median (minimum-maximum). *Number of cases with viral pneumonia/other diseases in which PCT, KL-6, and BAL fluid parameters (cell numbers, macrophages, lymphocytes, eosinophils, and CD4/8 ratio), was not 53/56 but 29/28, 51/55, 51/55, 49/55, 49/55, 49/55, 49/55, 48/55, respectively. WBC: white blood cell, AST: aspartate transaminase, ALT: alanine transaminase, LDH: lactate dehydrogenase, CRP: C-reactive protein, PCT: procalcitonin, KL-6: Krebs von den Lungen, BAL: bronchoalveolar lavage, CD: cluster of differentiation