highly significantP < 0.0001
sTREM1 was abnormal in 82 (59%) of the patients (mean ± SD 63.26 ± 54.58) and normal in 57 (41%) patients (15.35 ± 6.10), which is highly significant ( P < 0.0001) and correlates well with total leucocyte counts, which are (mean ± SD) 15,283 ± 6,126 for patients with abnormal sTREM1 and 13, 001 ± 6,518 for normal patients ( P < 0.05).