Table 3.
Spearman correlations among the levels of PCT (ng/mL), CRP (mg/L), WBC (109/L), NEU (109/L), and NLR, measured within 48h of the onset of fever in bacteria-infected subgroup A.
| PCT | CRP | WBC | NEU | NLR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCT | |||||
| r | 1.00 | 0.746∗∗ | 0.222 | 0.285∗ | 0.511∗∗ |
| 95% CI | 0.605 to 0.838 | −0.029 to 0.448 | 0.045 to 0.499 | 0.293 to 0.685 | |
| p | <0.001 | 0.067 | 0.017 | <0.001 | |
| CRP | |||||
| r | 1.00 | 0.176 | 0.258∗ | 0.497∗∗ | |
| 95% CI | −0.058 to 0.398 | 0.031 to 0.469 | 0.297 to 0.666 | ||
| p | 0.148 | 0.032 | <0.001 | ||
| WBC | |||||
| r | 1.00 | 0.978∗∗ | 0.547∗∗ | ||
| 95% CI | 0.955 to 0.986 | 0.378 to 0.673 | |||
| p | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
| NEU | |||||
| r | 1.00 | 0.682∗∗ | |||
| 95% CI | 0.559 to 0.776 | ||||
| p | <0.001 | ||||
| NLR | |||||
| r | 1.00 | ||||
| 95% CI | |||||
| p |
r Correlation coefficient calculated using Spearman's methods. TF: tumor fever; PCT: procalcitonin; CRP: C-reactive protein; WBC: white blood cell; NEU: neutrophil; NLR: neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio.