Table 2 Laboratory parameters in complicated and non-complicated CAP patients

Age (year)

4.15 ± 3.60

4.45 ± 3.33

3.91 ± 2.83

0.301

Length of hospital stay (days)

12.37 ± 6.89

8.28 ± 4.71

15.58 ± 6.65

 < 0.001*

Duration of symptoms before hospitalization (days)

4.86 ± 3.28

2.66 ± 2.04

6.58 ± 3.03

 < 0.001*

Duration of fever (days)

3.95 ± 2.88

2.66 ± 1.80

4.98 ± 3.16

 < 0.001*

Duration of cavitation (days)

6.44 ± 4.89

6.44 ± 4.89

RR (breath/minute)

52.51 ± 9.08

50.45 ± 9.17

54.13 ± 8.75

0.015*

Hb (g/dl)

9.64 ± 1.56

9.64 ± 1.83

9.64 ± 1.33

0.985

Hct %

29.99 ± 4.95

29.81 ± 5.26

30.13 ± 4.72

0.702

WBCs (103/µL)

18.50 ± 9.32

17.70 ± 8.36

19.13 ± 10.03

0.340

Neutrophils (109/L)

13.69 ± 7.56

13.87 ± 7.39

13.54 ± 7.76

0.791

Lymphocytes (109/L)

3.73 ± 2.82

2.89 ± 1.74

4.39 ± 3.31

 < 0.001*

Monocytes (109/L)

0.94 ± 0.74

0.81 ± 0.54

1.05 ± 0.85

0.034*

Platelets (109/L)

422.45 ± 215.79

386.43 ± 168.55

450.07 ± 243.75

0.077

MPV (fl)

8.93 ± 1.16

9.26 ± 1.08

8.59 ± 1.15

 < 0.001*

PCT %

0.39 ± 0.19

0.344 ± 0.132

0.428 ± 0.221

0.004*

PDW (fl)

11.26 ± 2.02

11.31 ± 2.04

11.21 ± 2.03

0.767

CRP (mg/l)

110.72 ± 81.41

110.14 ± 74.85

111.45 ± 90.20

0.922

D-dimer (µg/ml)

2.63 ± 2.76

1.63 ± 2.04

3.42 ± 3.02

 < 0.001*