CRP Level |
30-day Mortality Rate by WBC Quartiles |
|
|
|
|
|
P Value |
CRP ≤15 mg/l |
5.71
(2/35) |
25.81
(8/31) |
30.77
(12/39) |
68.00
(17/25) |
<0.0001 |
CRP >15 mg/dl |
23.08
(3/13) |
-
(0/9) |
58.33
(7/12) |
63.64
(7/11) |
0.0076 |
|CRP indicates C-reactive protein. White blood cell (WBC) count values are x109/l. The quartiles of WBC are divided as follows: quartile 1: 3.4 to 6.5 x109/l; quartile 2: 6.6
to 7.9 x109/l, quartile 3: 8.0-9.9 x109/l, quartile 4: >9.9. The upper limit of the WBC measurement was 21.0 x109/l |