pISSN 2234-3806eISSN 2234-3814
Demographic features and laboratory findings in patients with KD and patients with other acute febrile illnesses at the time of diagnosis
| Patients with KD | Patients with other acute febrile illnesses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Value | N | Value | ||
| Age (yr), median (range) | 77 | 1.9 (0.03–6.9) | 32 | 2.1 (0.1–8.1) | 0.670 |
| Sex (male/female) | 77 | 50/27 | 32 | 23/9 | 0.513 |
| Total duration of fever (days), median (range) | 77 | 6 (1–14) | 32 | 6 (1–14) | 0.337 |
| Duration of fever before admission (days), median (range) | 77 | 4 (1–13) | 32 | 4 (1–8) | 0.668 |
| WBCs (× 109/L), (mean ± SD) | 76 | 14.5 ± 4.6 | 32 | 11.9 ± 5.8 | 0.014 |
| Neutrophils (Proportion of 1.0), median (range) | 76 | 0.66 (0.26–0.95) | 32 | 0.66 (0.21–0.86) | 0.336 |
| Eosinophils (Proportion of 1.0), median (range) | 76 | 0.02 (0.00–0.14) | 32 | 0.01 (0.00–0.06) | |
| Hemoglobin (g/L), (mean ± SD) | 76 | 111 ± 12 | 32 | 116 ± 13 | 0.099 |
| Platelets (× 109/L), median (range) | 76 | 349 (132–888) | 32 | 259 (162–510) | |
| Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (mm/hr), (mean ± SD) | 48 | 74 ± 27 | 10 | 30 ± 20 | |
| CRP (mg/L), median (range) | 77 | 84 (8–232) | 32 | 45 (5–118) | |
| AST (µkat/L), median (range) | 74 | 0.53 (0.27–7.10) | 32 | 0.58 (0.32–1.79) | 0.373 |
| ALT (µkat/L), median (range) | 74 | 0.61 (0.08–9.32) | 32 | 0.28 (0.13–2.57) | |
| Total bilirubin (µmol/L), median (range) | 36 | 12.0 (3.4–68.4) | 9 | 10.6 (5.1–65.0) | 0.425 |
| Total protein (g/L), (mean ± SD) | 70 | 65±7 | 30 | 66±5 | 0.217 |
| Albumin (g/L), median (range) | 72 | 37 (26–45) | 31 | 40 (20–44) | 0.050 |
| Sodium (mmol/L), median (range) | 73 | 136 (127–141) | 31 | 137 (130–143) | 0.064 |
| Potassium (mmol/L), (mean ± SD) | 73 | 4.4 ± 0.5 | 31 | 4.2 ± 0.5 | 0.075 |
| Chloride (mmol/L), (mean ± SD) | 73 | 101.0 ± 12.3 | 31 | 103.9 ± 3.2 | |
| Creatine kinase (µkat/L), median (range) | 50 | 0.8 (0.2–11.2) | 19 | 1.4 (0.7–4.2) | 0.053 |
| Creatine kinase-MB (µg/L), median (range) | 64 | 14.2 (2.2–35.9) | 28 | 15.0 (4.0–33.6) | 0.391 |
| NT-proBNP (ng/L), median (range) | 75 | 788 (56–3,500) | 20 | 204 (21–2,069) | |
| Ferritin (µg/L), median (range) | 77 | 188.8 (25.5–750.5) | 32 | 106.8 (11.1–632.2) | |
The statistical significance of differences between males and females was assessed by the Chi-square test. White blood cell count, hemoglobin, ESR, total protein, potassium, and chloride were analyzed using Student’s
Abbreviations: KD, Kawasaki disease; WBC, white blood cell count; CRP, C-reactive protein; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; creatine kinase-MB, cardiac isoenzyme of creatine kinase; NT-proBNP, N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide; SD, standard deviation.
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