Table 2.
Baseline laboratory tests of participants with surgical wounds infected according to study group, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 2014.
| Variable | Group | Mean | Median | Standard deviation | Minimum | Maximum | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood glucose | Control | 151.2 | 143.5 | 56.1 | 85.0 | 288.0 | 0.044b |
| Treatment | 130.0 | 102.0 | 72.8 | 65.0 | 326.0 | ||
| Hemoglobin | Control | 11.1 | 11.5 | 2.3 | 6.3 | 16.9 | 0.916a |
| Treatment | 11.2 | 11.6 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 17.1 | ||
| Albumin | Control | 3.4 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 0.863a |
| Treatment | 3.4 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 4.4 | ||
| PCR | Control | 8.3 | 3.3 | 11.3 | 0.1 | 44.0 | 0.872b |
| Treatment | 8.3 | 3.6 | 11.1 | 0.5 | 48.6 | ||
| ESR | Control | 71.5 | 63.0 | 39.5 | 9.0 | 124.0 | 0.673a |
| Treatment | 67.2 | 68.0 | 42.0 | 2.0 | 120.0 | ||
| Leukocytes | Control | 8.4 | 7.9 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 22.5 | 0.338b |
| Treatment | 9.3 | 8.3 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 19.6 |
a
t-student’s t test.
b
Mann–Whitney test.