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Table 4 Comparison of WBC count, CRP, and IL-6 (Mann-Whitney U-Test).

From: Diagnostic value of blood inflammatory markers for detection of acute appendicitis in children

WBC

 

1

2

3

4

3 & 4

 

1

 

n.s.

p < 0.001

p < 0.002

p < 0.0001

 

2

  

p < 0.0001

p < 0.001

p < 0.0001

 

3

   

n.s.

 
 

1 & 2

    

p < 0.0001

CRP

 

1

2

3

4

3 & 4

 

1

 

n.s.

p < 0.001

p < 0.0001

p < 0.0001

 

2

  

p < 0.05

p < 0.0001

p < 0.0001

 

3

   

p < 0.0001

 
 

1 & 2

    

p < 0.0001

IL-6

 

1

2

3

4

3 & 4

 

1

 

n.s.

p < 0.001

p < 0.0001

p < 0.0001

 

2

  

p < 0.05

p < 0.0001

p < 0.0001

 

3

   

p < 0.02

 
 

1 & 2

    

p < 0.0001

  1. n.s. means not significant.