Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Xiyanping Injection (Andrographolide Sulfonate) for Treatment of Adult Community Acquired Pneumonia: A Retrospective, Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study

Table 8

Outcome comparison after PSM: Xiyanping combination versus cephalosporin.

Variable	Xiyanping combination		Cephalosporin		P
	N	%	N	%
Length of hospital stay	7.84±3.31		8.47±3.29		0.070
CRP difference	40.86±46.81		14.24±61.12		0.108
Neutrophil proportion difference	20.40±18.60		6.82±11.64		0.006
Neutrophil count difference	3.85±5.96		1.11±5.31		0.112
White blood cell count difference	3.15±5.95		0.45±6.11		0.141
Treatment effect
Cure	34	18.9%	36	20.0%	0.790
Turn for the better	59	32.8%	55	30.6%	0.650
Not cured	2	1.1%	1	0.6%	0.562
Unknown	2	1.1%	2	1.1%	1
Death	77	42.8%	78	43.3%	0.915
Others	6	3.3%	8	4.4%	0.586