a nonsignificant trendP = 0.074
In patients with infection, there was a nonsignificant trend toward a faster elevation of CRP at 24 h after admission (65 vs. 120 mg/L; P = 0.074), higher and longer sustained values on the fifth day (73 vs. 127; P = 0.108) and on the seventh day (12 vs. 48; P = 0.088), and later peaks depending on the onset of infection.