Table 2.

Levels of serum inflammatory markers

	HAP group (n = 38)	Control group (n = 46)	Fold change	P-value
sTREM-1	170.75±158.33	86.56±18.75	1.97	0.002
HBP	2.08±0.50	1.56±0.76	1.33	< 0.001
PCT	9.44±17.73	0.50±1.33	18.88	0.001
CRP	79.63±71.37	19.15±32.85	4.15	< 0.001
PA	166.81±59.17	196.00±58.08	0.88	0.027
WBC	10.51±5.58	6.76±2.46	1.55	< 0.001