International Scholarly Research Notices / 2011 / Article / Tab 2 / Research Article
Pleural Fluid Soluble Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells-1 in Complicated and Uncomplicated Parapneumonic Pleural Effusions Table 2 Patients’ profile and some laboratory findings in patients of uncomplicated parapneumonic effusion (UPPE) and complicated parapneumonic effusion (CPPE).
Mean ± standard deviation UPPE No. = 24 CPPE No. = 27 t or χ 2
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Age (years) 48.292 ± 12.21 50.963 ± 11.614 t = 0.80.427 Sex: No. Percent No. Percent (i) Male 16 66.67% 20 74.07% χ 2 = 0.3360.562 (ii) Female 8 33.33% 7 25.93% Comorbidities: No. Percent No. Percent χ 2 (i) Liver diseases 3 12.50% 5 18.52% 0.348 0.555 (ii) Heart diseases 2 8.33% 5 18.52% 1.113 0.291 (iii) Renal diseases 3 12.50% 2 7.41% 0.373 0.542 (iv) COPD 1 4.17% 4 14.81% 1.629 0.202 (v) Bronchial asthma 2 8.33% 1 3.70% 0.492 0.483 (vi) Malignant diseases 1 4.17% 3 11.11% 0.848 0.357 Smoking index 198.333 ± 289.28 168.889 ± 264.13
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= 0.380.706 Pleural fluid pH 7.408 ± 0.117 6.743 ± 0.53
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= 6.009<0.001* Pleural fluid glucose (mg/dL) 141.167 ± 70.166 38.111 ± 22.821
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= 7.22<0.001* Serum sTREM-1 (pg/mL) 45.125 ± 17.86 51.259 ± 19.897
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= 1.1530.255 Pleural fluid sTREM-1 (pg/mL) 145.5 ± 111.766 419.741 ± 140.275
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= 7.656<0.001*
*: Significant.