Total | Without | With | p Value | |
N (192) | complications | complications | ||
N (154) | N (38) | |||
Age >65 years | 37 (19.3%) | 28 (18.2%) | 9 (23.7%) | 0.441 |
Male | 70 (36.5%) | 49 (31.8%) | 21 (55.3%) | 0.007 |
Haematological cancer | 59 (30.7%) | 41 (26.6%) | 18 (47.4%) | 0.013 |
Laboratory findings | ||||
WBC <500 cells/mm3 | 83 (43.2%) | 60 (39.0%) | 23 (60.5%) | 0.016 |
Platelets <50 000 cells/mm3 | 46 (24.0%) | 26 (16.9%) | 20 (52.6%) | <0.001 |
Monocytes <100 cells/mm3 | 92 (47.9%) | 66 (42.9%) | 26 (68.4%) | 0.005 |
Neutrophils <100 cells/mm3 | 115 (59.9%) | 91 (59.1%) | 24 (63.2%) | 0.647 |
Lymphocytes <100 cells/mm3 | 37 (19.3%) | 25 (16.2%) | 12 (31.6%) | 0.032 |
Total protein (6–8.3 g/dl) <6.0 g/dl | 51 (26.6%) | 36 (23.4%) | 15 (39.5%) | 0.044 |
Albumin (3.5–5 g/dl) <3.0 g/dl | 25 (13.0%) | 17 (11.0%) | 8 (21.1%) | 0.100 |
BUN (8–20 mg/dl) >20 mg/dl | 32 (16.7%) | 22 (14.3%) | 10 (26.3%) | 0.075 |
Creatinine (0.5–1.2 mg/dl) >1.2 mg/dl | 19 (9.9%) | 12 (7.8%) | 7 (18.4%) | 0.049 |
CRP (0.1–1.0 mg/dl) >10 mg/dl | 78 (40.6%) | 52 (33.8%) | 26 (68.4%) | <0.001 |
Positive test for urine nitrates | 18 (9.4%).8%) | 16 (10.4%) | 2 (5.3%) | 0.332 |
Pulmonary infiltration | 18 (9.4%) | 3 (1.9%) | 15 (39.5%) | <0.001 |
The normal ranges of complete blood counts are as follows: white blood cells (WBC) (4.8−10.8×103 cells/mm3), platelets (130−450×103 cells/mm3), 2–9% monocytes, 50–75% neutrophils and 20–40% lymphocytes of WBC. BUN, blood urea nitrogen.