Table 2 Comparison of procalcitonin expression according to population a
Group | PCT | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median | Interquartile range | Mean rank | χ2(overall) | P (overall) | χ2(group) | P (group) | |
Simple infection (1) | 0.28 | 0.06 to 0.49 | 1,661.01 | 446.9 | 0.00 | (12) 52.7 | (12) 0.00 |
(13) 233.8 | (13) 0.00 | ||||||
(14) 77.6 | (14) 0.00 | ||||||
Simple heart failure (2) | 0.13 | 0.05 to 0.22 | 1,288.63 | (23) 252.9 | (23) 0.00 | ||
(24) 9.10 | (24) 0.00 | ||||||
(34) 205.7 | (34) 0.00 | ||||||
Infection complicated by congestive heart failure (3) | 0.45 | 0.12 to 2.59 | 2,232.60 | ||||
Healthy control (4) | 0.04 | 0.05 to 0.12 | 996.42 | ||||