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Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 3 Values of the tested biomarkers in the PJI and aseptic failure groups

From: C-reactive protein (CRP)/albumin-to-globulin ratio (AGR) is a valuable test for diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection: a single-center retrospective study

Biomarker

PJI (N = 47)

Aseptic failure (N = 117)

P

CRP (mg/L)

48.78 ± 84.71

4.25 ± 5.61

 < 0.001*

ESR (mm/h)

46.32 ± 29.99

14.49 ± 11.07

 < 0.001*

NLR

4.43 ± 2.98

2.61 ± 2.42

 < 0.001*

PLR

220.84 ± 126.95

146.15 ± 57.07

 < 0.001*

PVR

34.59 ± 12.72

27.33 ± 10.51

0.001*

GLB (g/L)

36.28 ± 7.50

31.18 ± 5.26

 < 0.001*

AGR

1.11 ± 0.31

1.36 ± 0.24

 < 0.001*

CRP/AGR

51.32 ± 86.69

3.25 ± 4.18

 < 0.001*

  1. Values are given as mean ± SD, *P < 0.05
  2. CRP C-reactive protein, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, NLR neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, PLR platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, PVR platelet-to-mean-platelet-volume ratio, GLB globulin, AGR albumin-to-globulin ratio
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