Table 3.

Relationship between D-dimer level and disseminated intravascular coagulation.

	N	D-dimer $\overline{\text{x}}\pm \text{s}(\text{n})$		t/p	H(p)
		N DIC (n)	DIC (n)
The first test	885	0.83 ± 1.90 (873)	16.14 ± 15.32 (12)	− 3.46(< 0.001)	< 0.001
The last test	471	1.31 ± 2.50 (442)	13.26 ± 13.25 (29)	− 4.85(< 0.001)	< 0.001