Clinical Study

Eosinopenia as a Prognostic Marker in Patients with Peritonitis

Table 4

Comparison of different parameters between survivors and those who died and their significance.

Survivors
( 𝑁 = 8 1 ) Mean
(SD, 95% CI)
Dead
( 𝑁 = 1 3 )
Mean (SD)
Survivors
( 𝑁 = 8 1 )
Median
Dead
( 𝑁 = 1 3 )
Median
𝑑 -test
(df)
𝑃 valueD’Agostino and Pearson omnibus normality test 𝑃 value Mann-Whitney test comparing median (nonparametric test)

JPS4.8 (2.6, 4.1–5.3)9 (2.4, 7.5–10.4)495.7 (17)0.000001Normal<0.00001
CRP6.9 (0.5, 6.7–7)8.9 (1, 8.2–9.5)79.16.6 (13)0.0000008Normal<0.00001
AEC73.4 (17.9, 69.4–77.4)35.5 (7.6, 30.7–40)7234 βˆ’ 1 3 ( 3 8 ) 0.00000000000006Not normal<0.00001

AEC (cells/cmm): absolute eosinophil count.
CRP (mg/dL): C-reactive protein.
JPS: Jabalpur prognostic score.