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. 2021 Mar 31;91(3):665–671. doi: 10.1038/s41390-021-01492-9

Table 2.

Laboratory and radiological characteristics of the studied groups.

Studied variables Studied groups P value
Simple pneumonia N = 112 PICU admitted N = 68
WBCs (1000/ml)
 Median 12.2 12.3 0.434
 IQR 9.50–15.3 9.0–16.5
Platelets count (1000/ml)
 Median 342 300 0.030
 IQR 181–401 106–360
CRP (mg/l)
 Median 24 24
 IQR 14–41 19–48 0.938
PH in the arterial blood
 Mean ± SD 7.35 ± 0.06 7.31 ± 0.03 <0.001
 Range 7.29–7.46 7.28–7.45
Surfactant protein D level (ng/ml)
 Median 87.275 259.65 0.001
 IQR 69.19–189.21 199.94–313.79
Radiological finding: N (%)
 Lobar pneumonia 70 (62.5) 38 (55.9) 0.380
 Patchy consolidation 42 (37.5) 30 (44.1)

WBC white blood cell, CRP C-reactive protein, IQR interquartile range.