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Table 2 Serum PCT, CRP, and leukocyte in all study groups

From: Higher cut-off serum procalcitonin level for sepsis diagnosis in metastatic solid tumor patients

Sepsis biomarker

Metastasis

Non-metastasis

Sepsis

Non-sepsis

Sepsis

Non-sepsis

n = 36

n = 35

n = 9

n = 32

Leukocyte, /μL, median (min–max)

19,500 (4160–67,600)**

8860 (2930–24,910)

13,830 (2050–48,340)

7730 (1100–22,680)

CRP, mg/L, median (min–max)

112.5 (16.2–259.3)**

13.6 (0.8–210.5)

143.1 (51–271.4)

5.8 (0.5–209.8)

PCT, ng/mL, median (min–max)

3.48 (0.66–189.4)**

0.25 (0.07–1.76)*

2.92 (1.1–921.4)

0.09 (0.03–0.54)

  1. Mann–Whitney test; *p < 0.05 vs. group non-metastasis non-sepsis; **p < 0.05 vs. group metastasis non-sepsis