Table 2.
Routine laboratory findings and immunological results of enrolled patients.
| PJP patients | non-PJP patients | *P-Value | AUC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Routine blood examination | ||||
| WBC (×109/L) | 8.23 (3.99-12.22) | 8.15 (5.39-10.91) | 0.683 | |
| NEU (×109/L) | 7.13 (3.28-10.41) | 6.52 (4.07-8.96) | 0.613 | |
| LYM (×109/L) | 0.53 (0.13-2.12) | 0.97 (0.45-2.90) | <0.001 | 0.812 |
| MON (×109/L) | 0.33 (0.06-1.07) | 0.45 (0.21-0.70) | 0.043 | 0.632 |
| EOS (×109/L) | 0.00 (0.00-0.13) | 0.01 (0.00-0.22) | 0.183 | |
| RBC (×1012/L) | 3.33 (2.48-5.80) | 3.96 (3.22-4.70) | 0.001 | 0.713 |
| Hb (g/L) | 101.2 (76.3-177.4) | 116.6 (89.2-144.1) | 0.004 | 0.687 |
| Routine biochemical examination | ||||
| TP (g/L) | 56.9 (47.0-103.9) | 62.8 (54.2-71.3) | 0.006 | 0.679 |
| ALB (g/L) | 28.7 (21.6-50.3) | 36.9 (31.5-42.4) | <0.001 | 0.819 |
| GLB (g/L) | 28.3 (20.9-49.2) | 26.1 (21.3-30.8) | 0.108 | |
| A/G (g/L) | 0.99 (0.58-2.22) | 1.44 (1.17-1.70) | <0.001 | 0.766 |
| LDH (U/L) | 473 (219-692) | 229 (151-369) | <0.001 | 0.823 |
| Lymphocyte subsets | ||||
| CD3+ T cells (%) | 64.58 (43.17-88.74) | 75.32 (64.57-86.08) | <0.001 | 0.736 |
| CD3+ T cell number (/μl) | 261 (89-1187) | 863 (398-2209) | <0.001 | 0.911 |
| CD4+ T cells (%) | 30.96 (18.53-49.49) | 39.02 (18.12-49.92) | 0.013 | 0.662 |
| CD4+ T cell number (/μl) | 117 (14-582) | 397 (225-1817) | <0.001 | 0.902 |
| CD8+ T cells (%) | 30.45 (15.99-46.44) | 33.65 (21.31-45.99) | 0.184 | |
| CD8+ T cell number (/μl) | 118 (23-469) | 395 (150-1050) | <0.001 | 0.888 |
| CD19+ B cells (%) | 18.47 (6.55-25.01) | 11.92 (4.12-19.72) | 0.016 | 0.656 |
| CD19+ B cell number (/μl) | 64 (0-332) | 101 (1-546) | 0.016 | 0.656 |
| CD56+ NK cells (%) | 12.84 (2.82-37.03) | 9.10 (2.23-37.79) | 0.039 | 0.634 |
| CD56+ NK cell number (/μl) | 58 (5-296) | 98 (23-729) | 0.006 | 0.679 |
| CD4+ T cell number (/μl)/CD8+ T cell number (/μl) | 1.39 (0.39-1.78) | 1.13 (0.47-3.39) | 0.718 | |
PJP, Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia; AUC, area under the curve; WBC, white blood cells; NEU, Neutrophils; LYM, lymphocytes, MON, monocytes; EOS, Eosinophils; RBC, red blood cells; Hb, hemoglobin; TP, total protein; ALB, albumin; GLB, globulin; A/G, albumin/globulin; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; *Comparisons were performed between PJP group and non-PJP group using Mann-Whitney U test chi-square test. Data are presented as number (percentage), means ± SD, or medians (2.5th - 97.5th centiles).