Table 9 Diagnostic value of laboratory tests for the diagnosis of pneumonia

Mean CRP (mg/L)

47.5 vs 12.4

Median CRP (mg/L)

49.0 vs 14.3^a

86 vs 22^a

109 vs 31^a

61 vs 31^a

1.95 vs 4.7^a

Mean WBC (×10⁹/L)

17.4 vs 12.8^a

18.1 vs 12.7^a

17.0 vs 19.1

Median WBC (×10⁹/L)

11.8 vs 10.8^a

Median WBC count (cells/μL)

10.1 vs 11.3

Median lymphocyte count (cells/μL)

3.6 vs 1.9^a

Median neutrophil count (×10⁹/L)

8.0 vs 6.2^a

Median neutrophil count (cells/μL)

4.3 vs 7.9^a

NGAL (ng/L)

92.1 vs 69.7^a

PCT (µg/L)

0.49 vs 0.18^a

Resistin (ng/L)

67.3 vs 35.7^a