Table 3 White blood cell count and C-reactive protein values in episodes with pneumonia and dyspnea
From: Respiratory tract virus infections in the elderly with pneumonia
| Â | Respiratorys symptoms (382) | P-value | Pneumonia (112) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pneumonia (112) | No pneumonia (270) | Dyspnea (57) | No dyspnea (55) | |||
WBC | 13.8 (sd 14) | 11.1 (sd 9.3) | 0.07 | 12.4 (sd 5.7) | 15.1 (sd 19) | 0.3 |
WBC over 10 | 57 (51%) | 111 (42%) | 0.08 | 27 (47%) | 30 (56%) | 0.4 |
WBC over 15 | 29 (26%) | 38 (14%) | 0.006 | 14 (26%) | 15 (26%) | 1.0 |
CRP | 146 (sd 92) | 105 (sd 79) | < 0.0001 | 158 (sd 95) | 134 (sd 88) | 0.2 |
CRP over 80 | 81 (72%) | 151 (56%) | 0.003 | 43 (78%) | 38 (67%) | 0.2 |
CRP over 100 | 71 (63%) | 120 (44%) | 0.0007 | 38 (69%) | 33 (58%) | 0.2 |