CRP and Sepsis: When both groups were analyzed together as the sepsis group (n = 106), IPF demonstrated significant positive correlations with CRP (r = 0.396, p < 0.001), MPV (r = 0.605, p < 0.001), PDW (r = 0.265, p = 0.001), and WBC (r = 0.192, p = 0.019), and a negative correlation with platelet count (r = –0.266, p = 0.001).