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Table 2.

Patient demographics and CRP findings

Variable	All patients, n = 136	Infection group, n = 52	Non-infection group, n = 84	p value
Mean age, year^a	70 ± 10.3	70.6 ± 10	69.6 ± 10.4	0.6
Gender^b
Male	57 (42)	27 (52)	30 (36)	0.08
Female	79 (58)	25 (48)	54 (64)
CRP at admission (mg/l)^a	14.7 ± 27	27 ± 39	7.1 ± 11	0.0001

^aThe values are given as the mean and the standard deviation

^bThe values are given as the number with the percentage of the group in parentheses