did not reach statistical significancep = 0.2232
Yet, this apparent large difference did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.2232, U = 50; Mann–Whitney U test) due to the very high variance seen in the PNI group (1044 ± 342 per μL; 95% CI: 317, 1772), but not in control group (250 ± 49 per μL; 95% CI: 136, 364).