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. 2023 Jan 16;10(1):172. doi: 10.3390/children10010172

Table 6.

Correlation between diagnostic biomarkers and clinical parameters.

Parameter Trismus Extraoral Swelling Length of Hospitalization Number of Anatomic Spaces Involved
CRP −0.43 0.56 * 0.44
(p = 0.054)
0.36
WBC Count −0.16 0.29 0.44
(p = 0.05)
0.12
NLR −0.63 * 0.76 * 0.56 * 0.34
D-dimer −0.44 * 0.7 * 0.44
(0.055)
0.64 *
Prealbumin 0.19 −0.29 −0.15 −0.08

* p < 0.05 is considered to be statistically significant.