Copmarison of patients with CAP and CHF decompensation
| Characteristic | Group 1 (n=35) | Group 2 (n=35) | p value |
| Age, years/ Females, % | 73.9±11.4/68.6 | 75.1±8.7/62.9 | NS |
| Cough, % | 94.3 | 88.7 | NS |
| Dyspnea, % | 100 | 100 | NS |
| Crepitation, % | 94.3 | 85.7 | NS |
| Body temperature, ºC | 37.0±0.6 | 36.6±0.5 | 0.0005 |
| Chest X-ray, new infiltrates, % | 80 | 91 | NS |
| WBC, ×109/L | 10.0±5.6 | 8.2±1,9 | NS |
| CRP, mg/l* | 74.3±55.9 | 17.6±11.8 | <0.0001 |
| PCT, ng/ml* | 2.5±7,0 | 0.05±0,01 | <0.0001 |
| IL-6, pg/ml* | 94.2±97.4 | 19.6±14.8 | <0.0001 |
| TNFα, pg/ml* | 3.3±5.9 | 1.4±2.0 | NS |
| BNP, pg/ml* | 261.8±306.8 | 200.4±221.9 | NS |