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Table 1 Comparison of serologic parameters in patients with chronic tonsillitis to patients with peritonsillar abscess at the day before tonsillectomy (T-1)

From: Clinical significance and diagnostic usefulness of serologic markers for improvement of outcome of tonsillectomy in adults with chronic tonsillitis

Parameter

Chronic tonsillitis

Peritonsillar abscess

p**

Mean

SD*

Mean

SD*

Antistreptolysin O titer (IU/mL)

151.38

164.42

207.24

299.22

0.941

Basophils (Differential count; %)

0.42

0.23

0.17

0.093

0.000

Basophils(Gpt/L)

0.04

0.027

0.03

0.025

0.023

Alpha-1 globulin (SPEP; %)

4.19

0.77

5.83

1.10

0.000

Alpha-2 globulin (SPEP; %)

9.46

1.46

12.06

1.55

0.000

Albumin (SPEP; %)

58.04

3.54

53.11

3.19

0.000

Beta Globulin (SPEP; %)

11.58

1.89

12.75

1.36

0.005

Gamma Globulin (SPEP; %)

16.73

1.84

16.03

2.82

0.435

C-reactive protein (mg/L)

3.68

6.30

99.06

61.63

0.000

Eosinophils (Differential count; %).

2.14

1.83

0.51

0.62

0.000

Eosinophils (Gpt/L)

0.14

0.10

0.06

0.074

0.001

Red-cell count

4.68

0.36

4.80

0.43

0.389

Hemoglobin (mmol/l)

8.45

0.76

8.83

0.86

0.153

Hematocrit

0.41

0.03

0.42

0.04

0.259

Immunoglobulin A (g/L)

2.23

1.74

2.80

0.96

0.007

Immunoglobulin E (kU/L)

117.71

186.42

92.88

105.28

0.468

Immunoglobulin G (g/L)

12.69

2.04

12.18

2.63

0.302

Immunoglobulin M (g/L)

1.03

0.53

1.15

0.52

0.444

White-cell count

7.21

1.66

12.49

3.58

0.000

Lymphocytes (Differential count; %)

31.99

11.70

14.90

7.23

0.000

Lymphocytes (Gpt/L)

2.22

0.72

1.73

0.61

0.009

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (fmol)

1.81

0.11

1.84

0.08

0.932

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (mmol/l)

20.72

0.53

20.98

0.42

0.082

Mean corpuscular volume (fL)

87.34

4.54

87.73

3.17

0.758

Monocytes (Differential count; %)

7.00

1.67

8.40

3.20

0.038

Monocytes (Gpt/L)

0.49

0.14

1.04

0.44

0.000

Neutrophils (Gpt/L)

4.30

1.68

9.70

3.44

0.000

Neutrophils (Differential count; %)

58.46

12.67

76.02

8.66

0.000

Procalcitonin (ng/mL)

0.07

0.03

0.10

0.04

0.033

Red Blood Cell Distribution Width (%)

13.28

1.05

13.27

0.76

0.684

Platelet count (Gpt/L)

290.79

48.49

280.74

79.03

0.587

Proteins, total (g/L)

77.83

6.10

78.01

5.35

0.401

  1. *SD standard deviation, **p p value due to Mann–Whitney U test; significant p values (<0.05) in bold; IU International Unit, Gpt/L 109 cells per liter, SPEP Serum protein electrophoresis.
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