Table 3 Laboratory and clinical findings in patients with cryptogenic and secondary organizing pneumonia

PF ratio

297 (270–330)

(n = 6)

281 (250–375)

(n = 45)

281 (254–367)

(n = 51)

0.853

SBP, mmHg

110 (100–120)

120 (110–130)

120 (110–130)

0.100

DBP, mmHg

70 (60–80)

70 (60–80)

70 (60–80)

0.861

PR, /min

85 (76–99)

90 (80–98)

89 (79–99)

0.582

RR, /min

20 (20–20)

20 (20–20)

20 (20–20)

0.401

BT, ℃

37.0 (36.8–37.5)

37.0 (36.7–37.4)

37.0 (36.7–37.4)

0.744

Day at admission

 Leukocyte, 10³/ul

6.1 (5.1–9.4)

8.7 (6.6–13.7)

8.7 (6.2–13.6)

0.197

 Neutrophil, %

71 (66–79)

80 (72–86)

80 (71–85)

0.088

 Eosinophil, %

3 (2–3)

1 (0–2)

1 (0–2)

0.012*

 CRP, mg/l

11 (3–49)

108 (24–210)

83 (21–208)

0.067

 Procalcitonin, ng/ml

0.05 (0.03–0.05)

0.26 (0.11–1.45)

0.23 (0.08–1.53)

0.018*

 proBNP, pg/ml

223 (112–325)

985 (307–2387)

881 (251–2287)

0.035*

 D-dimer, ug/ml

0.9 (0.3–1.3)

2.0 (1.3–2.8)

1.9(1.0–2.7)

0.015*

 Albumin, g/dl

3.6 (3.3–3.8)

3.3 (3.1–3.7)

3.3 (3.1–3.7)

0.260

 Creatinine, mg/dl

0.7 (0.6–0.8)

1.0 (0.7–1.3)

1.0 (0.7–1.3)

0.012*

 Lactate, mmol/l

1.0 (1.0–1.1)

1.4 (1.1–1.9)

1.4 (1.0–1.9)

0.047*

Leukocyte, /ul

380 (200–600)

270 (150–850)

300 (150–700)

0.895

Neutrophil, %

7 (4–13)

15 (5–67)

10 (4–56)

0.132

Lymphocyte, %

60 (38–83)

31 (7–56)

36 (9–61)

0.012*

Eosinophil, %

0 (0–1)

1 (1–3)

1 (0–2)

0.007*

Pulmonary function tests**

COP (n = 10)

SOP (n = 31)

OP (n = 41)

0.303

 Normal

6 (60.0)

10 (32.3)

16 (39.0)

 Restrictive ventilatory defect

3 (30.0)

9 (29.0)

12 (29.3)

 Obstructive ventilatory defect

1 (10.0)

8 (25.8)

9 (22.0)

 Mixed ventilatory defect

0

4 (12.9)

4 (9.8)