Table 3 Laboratory data of patients aged <65 years and ≥65 years with liver abscess
Variables | Missing values | Total | Aged <65 years | Aged ≥65 years | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
Leukocyte ≥12.0 × 109/L | 0:4 | 14.3 | 7.0 | 13.7 | 4.9 | 14.8 | 8.2 | 0.4 |
Haemoglobin (g/L) | 1:4 | 12–0 | 2.2 | 12.0 | 2.1 | 12.3 | 2.3 | 0.1 |
Alkaline phosphatase (mg/dL) | 8:12 | 208 | 160 | 179 | 149 | 228 | 168 | 0.3 |
Gamma glutamyl transferase (IU/dL), | 18:10 | 338 | 405 | 219 | 189 | 437 | 503 | 0.04 |
Total bilirubin (mg/dL), | 1:8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.7 |
C reactive protein (mg/dL) | 5:9 | 18.1 | 11.8 | 19.7 | 12.7 | 17.0 | 10.9 | 0.3 |