Table 1 Comparison between the two groups.

From: Chest CT characterization of children with necrotizing pneumonia due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection

 

Group A

Group B

P

Sex Male

50.00%

58.10%

0.547

Age

7(6,9)

6(4,8)

0.093

Days of hospitalization

13.00(10.00,15.00)

14.00(10.00,20.00)

0.075

Number of fever days

11.00(9.25,15.00)

14.00(10.00,20.00)

0.034

Chest pain

22.60%

38.70%

0.108

Dyspnea

16.90%

35.50%

0.042

Mixed infection

38.70%

41.90%

0.902

Pulmonary embolism

44.40%

38.70%

0.715

Pulmonary hypotension

10.50%

9.70%

1.000

Bronchoscopic changes

91.10%

96.80%

0.499

Pleural effusion

39.50%

45.20%

0.713

Hydropneumothorax

1.60%

0.00%

1.000

Pleural thickening

27.40%

25.80%

1.000

Number of bronchoscopies

2.00(1.00,3.00)

2.00(1.00,2.00)

0.892

Airway support

26.60%

41.90%

0.147

Closed Chest Drainage

5.60%

19.40%

0.036

WBC

11.72(8.35,15.15)

14.17(8.97,16.73)

0.137

CRP

21.22(4.11,69.23)

36.45(2.00,57.92)

0.900

D-dimer

1.88(0.95,3.14)

2.57(133,3.95)

0.061

PCT

0.16(0.08,0.36)

0.16(0.09,0.59)

0.305

ESR

36.50(20.25,59.00)

45.00(30.00,64.00)

0.178

LDH

407.00(322.50,612.00)

466.00(293.00,751.00)

0.860

Ferritin

229.20(137.83,368.55)

239.45(163.05,530.40)

0.265

  1. WBC, White blood cell count; CRP, C-reactive protein; PCT, Procalcitonin; ESR, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; LDH, Lactate dehydrogenase.
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