The Causes of Acute Fever Requiring Hospitalization in Geriatric Patients: Comparison of Infectious and NoninfectiousEtiology

Table 3

Laboratory features in diseases causing acute fever in geriatric patients.

	Infectious diseases (𝑛=135)	Noninfectious diseases (𝑛=32)	P value
Leukocyte count	20184.4±50.393	9093.6±6194.5	.1
Neutrophil count	8615.2±7648.6	5868±3850.4	.02
Lymphocyte count	11132.2±49635.2	1875.6±4592.1	.2
Hemoglobin	10876±2	10518±2.7	.3
MCV	87.1±7.5	82.1±7.1	.03
Platelet count	266992.5±237329.2	250229.9±158682.7	.6
C-Reactive protein	124.7±114.384	123.2±109.5	.9
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate	66.6±28.3	77.8±33.7	.03
Ferritin	1006.4±2229.1	763.1±609.6	.7
Iron	46±32	36.3±17.7	.7
TDBK	245.7±62.9	202.9±47.4	.04
AST	43.9±53.5	35±25.1	.2
ALT	47.8±72.9	38±47.8	.3
ALP	209.4±186	287±253.8	.04
GGT	81.7±112	89.4±95.9	.7
Glucose	122.1±49.1	113.2±42.7	.2
Creatinine	1.1±0.7	1.1±0.8	.9
LDH	422.5±725.2	427±200.6	.9
Albumin	3.09±0.5	3.1±0.5	.3
Gama globulin	1.3±0.5	1.4±0.6	.3
Calcium	8.5±0.7	8.6±0.8	.5
Corrected calcium	9.3±0.7	9.3±0.7	.7