Table 3.

Median values, interquartile ranges (25th percentile and 75th percentile), and Mann–Whitney’s comparison of the different variables registered in the study and control groups.

Median values (IQR)	Septic patients = 209	Control group = 50	p value*
SIRS criteria	2 (2–3)	1 (0–1)	< 0.0001
SOFA score	4 (2–6)	1 (0–2)	< 0.0001
qSOFA score	1 (0–2)	0 (0–0)	< 0.0001
PCT ng/mL	1.16 (0.31–5.10)	0.06 (0.05–0.15)	< 0.0001
MR-proADM nmol/L	2.55 (1.72–4.38)	1.14 (0.8–1.51)	< 0.0001

*χ² Mann–Whitney’s comparison. p value < 0.05 were considered statistically significant.