Plasma Procalcitonin Is Useful for Predicting the Severity of Acute Cholecystitis

Table 3

Univariate analysis of factors affecting the severity of acute cholecystitis and relationship between procalcitonin values and acute cholecystitis severity levels.

	Grade 1 median (Q1–Q3)	Grade 2 median (Q1–Q3)	Grade 3 median (Q1–Q3)
Gender				0.436
Male	17 (42.5%)	11 (57.9%)	20 (55.6%)
Female	23 (57.5%)	8 (42.1%)	16 (44.4%)
Age	49.50 (36–61.75)	72.00 (48–79)	72.50 (62.75–81)	<0.001
Emergency department admission time (hour)	9.50 (4–15)	72 (17–96)	36 (11–72)	<0.001
PCT	0.104 (0.03–0.65)	0.353 (0.09–1.61)	1.466 (0.17–9.00)	<0.001
WBC	10550 (8342–13100)	12900 (8010–18720)	11280 (6777–18225)	0.338
CRP	1.06 (0.31–2.43)	1.87 (0.97–4.29)	9.07 (2.90–17.82)	<0.001
INR	1.04 (1.00–1.09)	1.09 (1.04–1.16)	1.11 (1.05–1.21)	0.001
Creatinine	0.82 (0.65–0.99)	1.00 (0.74–1.36)	0.94 (0.66–1.65)	0.099
Platelet	251 (209–284)	218 (163–272)	193 (97–260)	0.012
Hospital stay (day)	7 (4.25–9.75)	7 (4–8)	8.5 (6–11)	0.109
Cost (Euro)	183 (88–282)	246 (110–366)	257 (183–431)	0.027