Table 2.

Inflammation parameters of study groups

Sample characteristics	Group 1 (n = 89)	Group 2 (n = 30)	Group 3 (n = 143)	P
Median Hb, g/dL	14.42 ± 3.37	13.13 ± 2.48	14.5 ± 1.58	.0574
Median (IQR) WBC, x 109/L	6.08 (3.36)	8.71 (4.98)	7.7 (2.52)	.0001∗
Median (IQR) LYM, x 109/L	1.44 (0.83)	2.13 (1.46)	2.3 (0.96)	.0001†
Median (IQR) CRP, mg/dL	42.46 (58.97)	29.93 (68.98)	0.6 (1.81)	.01‡
Median (IQR) d-dimer, mg/L	0.54 (0.62)	0.86 (1.71)	n/a	.007
Median (IQR) procalcitonin, ng/mL	0.07 (0.13)	0.07 (0.21)	n/a	.51
Median (IQR) fibrinogen, mg/dL	496.7 (164.6)	413.15 (208.2)	n/a	.32

Post hoc analyses:

IQR = interquartile range.

^∗1 vs 2 P < .0001; 1vs 3 P = .017; 2 vs3 P = .07.

^†1 vs 2 P < .0001; 1 vs 3 P = .0017; 2 vs 3 P = .07.

^‡1 vs 2 P = .31; 1 vs 3 P = .0065; 2 vs 3 P = .03.