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Table 2 Comparison of serologic parameters in patients with chronic tonsillitis to patients with peritonsillar abscess 5 days after tonsillectomy (T5)

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)

138.46

162.15

269.48

360.14

0.398

Basophils (Differential count; %)

0.37

0.16

0.33

0.14

0.572

Basophils(Gpt/L)

0.03

0.02

0.03

0.011

0.736

Alpha-1 globulin (SPEP; %)

5.47

0.70

5.52

0.73

0.897

Alpha-2 globulin (SPEP; %)

11.25

1.23

12.05

1.10

0.026

Albumin (SPEP; %)

55.64

2.96

53.21

2.73

0.005

Beta Globulin (SPEP; %)

11.89

1.97

12.13

1.21

0.192

Gamma Globulin (SPEP; %)

15.75

1.84

17.10

2.94

0.105

C-reactive protein (mg/L)

16.81

13.66

15.37

12.23

0.639

Eosinophils (Differential count; %).

2.46

1.45

2.17

1.52

0.417

Eosinophils (Gpt/L)

0.17

0.11

0.17

0.10

0.751

Red-cell count

4.39

0.47

4.60

0.45

0.121

Hemoglobin (mmol/L)

7.90

0.90

8.41

0.89

0.088

Hematocrit

0.38

0.04

0.40

0.04

0.149

Immunoglobulin A (g/L)

2.20

1.71

2.83

0.92

0.004

Immunoglobulin E (kU/L)

140.06

217.78

87.36

102.88

0.803

Immunoglobulin G (g/L)

11.67

1.83

12.45

3.34

0.823

Immunoglobulin M (g/L)

0.89

0.45

1.24

0.48

0.005

White-cell count

7.26

1.70

7.85

1.98

0.318

Lymphocytes (Differential count; %)

25.63

7.29

26.75

9.45

0.489

Lymphocytes (Gpt/l)

1.84

0.59

2.06

0.75

0.245

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (fmol)

1.80

0.11

1.83

0.08

0.733

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (mmol/L)

20.63

0.65

20.97

0.45

0.014

Mean corpuscular volume (fL)

87.30

4.27

87.15

3.48

0.255

Monocytes (Differential count; %)

7.51

2.54

7.51

1.99

0.751

Monocytes (Gpt/L)

0.54

0.02

0.59

0.21

0.360

Neutrophils (Gpt/L)

4.68

1.34

5.01

1.66

0.542

Neutrophils (Differential count; %)

64.03

7.83

63.24

10.04

0.589

Procalcitonin (ng/mL)

0.06

0.03

0.07

0.02

0.065

Red Blood Cell Distribution Width (%)

13.16

1.14

12.87

0.62

0.403

Platelet count (Gpt/L)

285.95

59.86

324.91

75.84

0.209

Proteins, total (g/l)

73.66

5.63

74.53

6.60

0.639

  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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