Comparison of procalcitonin and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein for the diagnosis of sepsis and septic shock in the oldest old patients

Table 3 Biomarkers between sepsis and septic shock group

Categories	Sepsis group(n = 27)	Septic shock group(n = 23)	p value
WBC (×10⁹/L)	11.5 (7.5-15.8)	12.5 (8.6-16.1)	0.282
CRP (mg/L)	118.1 (46.2-177.1)	180.2 (115.7-248.0)	0.003
PCT (ng/ml)	0.61 (0.27-2.07)	1.00 (0.71-25.03)	0.009

WBC white blood cell, hs-CRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, PCT procalcitonin

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