Procalcitonin Is a Prognostic Marker of Hospital Outcomes in Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia and Diabetic Foot Infection

Table 2

Positivity of procalcitonin according to the degree of infection and comorbidities.

Variables	Positive procalcitonin	Normal procalcitonin	values
Moderate infection	15/23 (65.2%)	—
Severe infection	8/23 (34.8%)	—
ESRD	13/23 (56.5%)	19/63 (30.1%)
IHD	17/23 (73.9%)	45/63 (71.4%)
Heart failure	12/23 (52.2%)	12/63 (19%)

ESRD: End-stage renal disease; IHD: ischemic heart disease.