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Table 2 Comparison of laboratory features of the study groups

From: Diagnostic usefulness of pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A in suspected pulmonary embolism

Parameters

PE(+)

PE(-)

p

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Age (year)

62 ± 17

63 ± 15

0.720

BMI (kg/m2)

28 ± 4

27 ± 3

0.308

Hearth rate (breaths/min)

88 ± 15

92 ± 20

0.511

SBP (mmHg)

121 ± 30

126 ± 29

0.515

DBP (mmHg)

73 ± 17

75 ± 12

0.504

Respiratory rate (breaths/min)

23 ± 3

26 ± 4

0.021 *

Body temperature

36.7 ± 0.6

36.5 ± 0.8

0.546

pH

7.43 ± 0.06

7.42 ± 0.07

0.675

PaO2(mmHg)

55.6 ± 15.2

61.8 ± 18.1

0.286

PaCO2(mmHg)

37.3 ± 6.3

36.5 ± 7.6

0.680

SaO2 (%)

87.0 ± 7.5

89.8 ± 6.6

0.222

CRP (mg/L)

57 ± 62

81 ± 92

0.293

WBC (x103/μL)

11.6 ± 5.6

15.3 ± 14.2

0.239

Hb (g/dl)

13.3 ± 2.6

13.6 ± 2.3

0.678

Ht (%)

40.8 ± 8.3

40.3 ± 6.6

0.396

PLT (x103)

266 ± 105

260 ± 107

0.865

D-Dimer (ng/ml)

2938 ± 3471

1968 ± 3106

0.313

PAPP-A (mIU/ml)

5.72 ± 0.31

5.67 ± 0.06

0.399

  1. BMI: Body mass index, CRP: C-reactive protein, DBP: Diastolic blood pressure, Hb: Hemoglobin, Ht: Hematocrit, PLT: Platelet, PAPP-A: Pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A, SBP: Systolic blood pressure, SD: Standard deviation, WBC: White blood cells.
  2. * p < 0.05 significant difference.