Comparison of CRP, Procalcitonin, Neutrophil Counts, Eosinophil Counts, sTREM-1, and OPN between Pneumonic and Nonpneumonic Exacerbations in COPD Patients
Table 7
The levels of CRP, PCT, Neu, EOS, sTREM-1, and OPN in patients with AECOPD/AECOPD + CAP according to the current use of SCS.
Variables
AECOPD
AECOPD + CAP
No steroid treatment
On steroid treatment
No steroid treatment
On steroid treatment
CRP (mg/dL)
5.50 (3.27–18.32)
8.62 (3.27–20.33)
0.57
60.68 (7.08–112.51)
47.65 (17.86–96.91)
0.91
Neu (×10^9/L)
4.59 (3.96–5.62)
5.43 (4.13–8.31)
0.04
4.98 (3.47–9.01)
7.16 (4.75–11.33)
0.04
Eos (×10^9/L)
0.16 (0.05–0.37)
0.07 (0.0–0.23)
0.01
0.11 (0.06–0.22)
0.05 (0.015–0.19)
0.26
PCT (ng/mL)
0.05 (0.03–0.07)
0.06 (0.03–0.11)
0.11
0.09 (0.04–0.21)
0.09 (0.05–0.16)
0.96
OPN (ng/mL)
12.42 (7.11–22.8)
12.85 (7.50–33.95)
0.28
23.81 (14.39–55.73)
20.22 (7.54–35.48)
0.25
sTREM-1 (pg/mL)
148.28 (71.9–272.12)
78.77 (40.9–115.68)
0.002
110.08 (63.88–228.80)
101.21 (57.21–156.17)
0.59
Notes: Values are expressed as median (interquartile ranges).
