Accuracy of pancreatic stone protein for the diagnosis of infection in hospitalized adults: a systematic review and individual patient level meta-analysis

Table 2 Characteristics of the patients’ population for each study

Publication	Age^a	Males (%)	No infection PSP^a ng/ml	Infection PSP^a ng/ml	No infection CRP^a mg/l	Infection CRP^a mg/l	No infection PCT^a ng/ml	Infection PCT^a ng/ml
Keel et al. [14]	35 [21.5, 50.5]	48 (76%)	19.58 [12.79, 28.96]	52 [18.98, 170.5]	102 [70.5, 128.75]	113 [62, 162]	0.38 [0.25, 0.54]	0.54 0.34, 1.2]
Llewelyn [15]	66 [53, 75]	108 (60%)	17.8 [11.7, 29.7]	107.75 [49.08, 247]	10.6 [3.4, 26.5]	144.65 [104.97, 203.05]	0.2 [0.1, 0.8]	3.1 [0.8, 8.83]
Gukasjan et al. [17]	61 [50, 71]	75 (55%)	15.2 [11.21, 23.24]	125.25 [25.73, 414.38]	51.3 [32.7, 86.4]	222.8 [144.25, 286.55]	0.1 [0.03, 0.2]	1.07 [0.28, 6.05]
Klein et al. [18]	67 [54, 75]	#	22.6 [13.77, 46.7]	51.68 [33.18, 76.4]	125 [92.25, 157.75]	132.5 [106.25, 188.75]	#	#
Guadiana-Romualdo et al. [13]	65.5 [46.75, 78.25]	89 (59%)	22.7 [17.2, 30.35]	73 [33.2, 203]	48 [19, 135]	130 [67, 210]	0.08 [0.06, 0.15]	0.54 [0.23, 2.45]

^aAge and biomarker levels are expressed as medians [interquartile range]. # Klein et al. reported neither gender nor PCT values

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