Table 3: Mean ± standard deviations of CRP levels (mg/L) according to smoking status of the patients in both groups.
| NSPT | AB+NSPT | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-smoker (n:9) | p value* | Smoker (n.11) | Non-smoker (n:6) | p value* | Smoker (n:14) | ||
| CRP Baseline (min-max) Median |
2.73 ± 1.59 (1-5.18) 2.83 |
N.S. | 3.53 ± 2.76 (1-10.30) 3.64 |
1.59 ± 0.68 (1-2.56) 1.45 |
< 0.05 | 4.55 ± 4.77 (1-20.1) 3.31 |
|
| CRP Day 1 (min-max) Median |
10.58 ± 5.67 (5.54-19.90) 8.16 |
N.S | 7.77 ± 5.33 (2.69-21.40) 6.84 |
6.47 ± 4.73 (1.34-13.5) 6.08 |
N.S. | 10.44 ± 6.09 (1-22.3) 10.75 |
|
| CRP Day 3 (min-max) Median |
6.87 ± 3.07 (2.79-12) 5.80 |
N.S | 5.08 ± 4.60 (0.46-16.40) 4.72 |
4.33 ± 4.73 (0.57-8.7) 3.33 |
N.S | 8.76 ± 7.52 (1.6-31.8) 8.39 |
|
| CRP Day 7 (min-max) Median |
4.10 ± 2.06 (1.46-7.08) 4.23 |
N.S | 3.35 ± 2.33 (0.17-7.23) 3.57 |
1.61 ± 1.52 (0.31-4.56) 1.38 |
< 0.05 | 5.29 ± 5.55 (0.15-22) 4.27 |
|
| p value** | < 0.05 |
*Difference between non-smoker and smoker; **Difference between treatment groups; N.S: Not Significant.