Table changes of serology within each group of patient between t-1 and T5

Additional file: Table S3

Table S3. Changes of serology within each group of patient between T-1 and T5
Parameter	Chronic tonsillitis		Peritonsillar abscess		Significant change of parameter
	Increase or decrease	p*	Increase or decrease	p*	Same or opposite direction**
Antistreptolysin O titer (IU/mL)	Decrease	0.084	Increase	0.105
Basophils (Differential count; %)	Decrease	0.280	Increase	<0.0001	opposite
Basophils(Gpt/L)	Decrease	0.234	Increase	0.337
Alpha-1 globulin (SPEP; %)	Increase	<0.0001	Decrease	0.060	opposite
Alpha-2 globulin (SPEP; %)	Increase	<0.0001	Decrease	0.975	opposite
Albumin (SPEP; %)	Decrease	<0.0001	Increase	0.589	opposite
Beta Globulin (SPEP; %)	Increase	0.010	Decrease	0.007	opposite
Gamma Globulin (SPEP;%)	Decrease	<0.0001	Increase	0.056	opposite
C-reactive protein (mg/L)	Increase	0.001	Decrease	<0.0001	opposite
Eosinophils (Differential count; %).	Increase	0.229	Increase	<0.0001	same
Eosinophils (Gpt/L)	Increase	0.054	Increase	<0.0001	same
Red-cell count	Decrease	<0.0001	Decrease	0.038	same
Hemoglobin (mmol/L)	Decrease	<0.0001	Decrease	0.016	same
Hematocrit	Decrease	<0.0001	Decrease	0.022	same
Immunoglobulin A (g/L)	Decrease	0.043	Increase	0.145	opposite
Immunoglobulin E (kU/L)	Increase	0.063	Decrease	0.143
Immunoglobulin G (g/L)	Decrease	<0.0001	Increase	0.565	opposite
Immunoglobulin M (g/L)	Decrease	0.008	Increase	0.502	opposite
White-cell count	Increase	0.773	Decrease	<0.0001	opposite
Lymphocytes (Differential count; %)	Decrease	0.003__Increase'>0.003	Increase	<0.0001	opposite
Lymphocytes (Gpt/L)	Decrease	0.005__Increase__0.031'>0.005	Increase	0.031	opposite
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (fmol)	Decrease	0.033	Decrease	0.032	same
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (mmol/L)	Decrease	0.524	Decrease	0.389	same
Mean corpuscular volume (fL)	Decrease	0.182	Decrease	0.130
Monocytes (Differential count; %)	Increase	0.293	Decrease	0.200
Monocytes (Gpt/L)	Increase	0.413	Decrease	<0.0001	opposite
Neutrophils (Gpt/L)	Increase	0.336	Decrease	<0.0001	opposite
Neutrophils (Differential count; %)	Increase	0.015	Decrease	<0.0001	opposite
Procalcitonin (ng/mL)	Decrease	0.003	Decrease	0.001	same
Red Blood Cell Distribution Width (%)	Decrease	0.005	Decrease	<0.0001	same
Platelet count (Gpt/L)	Decrease	0.367	Increase	<0.0001	opposite
Proteins, total (g/L)	Decrease	<0.0001	Decrease	0.025	same

*p = p value due to Wilcoxon test; significant p values (<0.05) in bold; IU = International Unit; Gpt/L = 10⁹ cells per liter; SPEP = Serum protein electrophoresis; **in green = change in opposite direction, red = in same direction, dark color = significant change in both groups; light color = significant change in one group.