Table 6.

Comparison of PCT, CRP and EOS levels in patients with different pulmonary function grades in infection group

Groups	PCT (μg/L)	CRP (mg/L)	EOS (%)
Grade I (n=12)	2.01±1.09	13.52±6.69	2.19±0.83
Grade II (n=19)	3.32±1.54*	19.94±8.51*	3.32±1.21*
Grade III (n=10)	4.39±1.89*,#	26.85±9.02*,#	4.51±1.07*,#
F	6.793	7.258	12.635
P	0.003	0.002	<0.001

Note: Compared with Grade I;

^*P<0.05.

Compared with Grade II;

^#P<0.05.

EOS: eosinophil; PCT: procalcitonin; CRP: C-reactive protein.