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Table 4 Median values of diagnostic measures between infected and uninfected group

From: Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio as a predictor for diagnosis of early Periprosthetic joint infection

Variable

Infected (n=20)

Uninfected (n=101)

P-value

CRP

66.6 (0.5-208.9)

8.6 (0.5-79.4)

<0.001

ESR

34.8(7.0-78.0)

17.4(3.0-79.0)

<0.001

WBC

8.2 (4.2-28.1)

6.1 (3.0-14.8)

0.0024

NLR

5.2 (0.9-18.8)

2.1 (0.8-6.4)

<0.001

IL-6

46.0 (1.5-347.0)

6.4 (1.5-40.9)

<0.001

  1. CRP C-reactive protein, ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, WBC White blood cell count, IL-6 Interleukin-6, NLR Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio