Diagnostic performance of Neutrophil CD64 index, procalcitonin, and C-reactive protein for early sepsis in hematological patients

Table 1 Characteristics of hematological patients

Diagnosis	Patients with hematological diseases (n = 207)			Normal controls (n = 26)	P value
	Local infection	Sepsis	No infection
Sex, n (%)					0.255
Female	34 (50.7)	58 (64.4)	26 (52.0)	13 (50.0)
Male	33 (49.3)	32 (35.6)	24 (48.0)	13 (50.0)
Age, median [range], yr	60 [14-86]	60 [18-84]	60 [21-88]	46 [22-76]	0.726
WBC, median [range] (× 109/L)	3.7 [0.30-136.0]	2.55 [0.30-161.0]	3.4 [0.70-20.4]		0.090
ANC, median [range] (× 109/L)	2.31 [0.00-45.80]	0.745 [0.00-39.00]	2.1 [0.10-13.59]		0.013
RBC, median [range] (× 1012/L)	2.53 [1.15-4.87]	2.40 [1.13-4.51]	3.05 [1.68-4.62]		< 0.001
PLT, median [range] (× 109/L)	56 [6-456]	34 [1-462]	133 [8-517]		< 0.001

WBC: White blood cell; ANC: Absolute neutrophil count; RBC: Red blood cell; PLT: Platelet.