Table 2: Measurement of two different conditions is given. Based on the p values, the results for acute appendicitis appear to be more accurate.

Acute cholecystitis Acute appendicitis
Mean ± SD Median Min Max P Mean ± SD Median Min Max P
CRP 113 ± 98 46 26 248 0.018 83 ± 113 37 2 430 < 0.001
C. CRP 30 ± 46 12 5 132 18 ± 23 10 1 92
WBC 12.500 ± 2908 12.300 8.300 17.500 0.128 12.845 ± 4588 12.700 5.300 24.500 < 0.001
C. WBC 8986 ± 2538 9600 4300 12300 8644 ± 2516 8300 3400 13600
Ferritin 222.1 ± 210.3 168.4 12.0 654.4 0.176 159.1 ± 133.1 126.2 22.1 568.6 0.009
C. Ferritin 171.2 ± 205.4 82.8 10.4 563.9 123.2 ± 84.3 110.8 15.1 368.1
Procalcitonin 0.3 ± 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.063 0.4 ± 0.5 0.2 0.0 2.7 < 0.001
C. Procalcitonin 0.2 ± 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.2 ± 0.3 0.1 0.0 1.3
Albumin 3.9 ± 0.5 4.1 3.2 4.6 0.034 3.7 ± 0.5 3.7 2.7 4.9 0.004
C. Albumin 3.4 ± 0.4 3.3 2.9 4.1 3.6 ± 0.5 3.6 2.8 4.8
Hepcidin 400.97 ± 145.24 356.88 284.31 651.54 0.176 658.88 ± 609.31 378.49 246.53 3274.72 < 0.001
C. Hepcidin 368.83 ± 106.09 325.25 250.12 521.35 572.54 ± 503.4 378.25 177.25 2800.72