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Table 2 Laboratory findings

From: Factors associated with severe childhood community-acquired pneumonia: a retrospective study from two hospitals

Values

Reference range

Median (range)

P-value

Non-severe

Severe

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

9.5–14

(n = 147)

11.6 (5.4–16.8)

(n = 63)

11 (7.5–15)

0.008

Leukocyte (103 cells/mm3)

6.2–17

(n = 147)

13.3 (1.67–36.9)

(n = 64)

14.7 (4–54.2)

0.16

Hematocrit (%)

30–40

(n = 147)

36 (4.62–51.1)

(n = 63)

33.2 (13.3–45.6)

0.03

Red blood cell count (106 cells/ μL)

4–5.5

(n = 147)

4.7 (1.87–16)

(n = 64)

4.6 (2.9–18.8)

0.59

Basophil (%)

0.5–1

(n = 144)

0 (0–1)

(n = 62)

0 (0–1)

0.95

Eosinophil (%)

1–4

(n = 144)

0 (0–9)

(n = 62)

0 (0–7)

0.04

Band neutrophil

3–5

(n = 144)

3 (2–3)

(n = 62)

3 (2–41)

0.96

Segmented neutrophil (%)

54–62

(n = 144)

54 (3–93)

(n = 62)

55 (18–88)

0.83

Lymphocyte (%)

20–40

(n = 144)

34 (2–79)

(n = 62)

35 (6–72)

0.66

Monocyte (%)

2–8

(n = 144)

7 (2–9)

(n = 62)

6.9 (2–9)

0.95

Monocyte lymphocyte ratio

N/A

(n = 144)

0.2 (0.06–1.54)

(n = 62)

0.2 (0.06–0.63)

0.62

Platelet (/mm3)

150,000–400,000

(n = 145)

354 (26–1000)

(n = 64)

386 (102–989)

0.31

Platelet lymphocyte ratio

N/A

(n = 144)

11.37 (0–149)

(n = 62)

10.28 (2.74–103)

0.91

ESR (mm/h)

< 10

(n = 140)

23.5 (3–120)

(n = 59)

23 (2–105)

0.69

CRP (mg/L)

< 10

(n = 65)

13 (0.2–117.7)

(n = 8)

15.3 (2–231)

0.43

Neutrophil lymphocyte ratio

1–3

(n = 144)

1.68 (0.14–48)

(n = 62)

1.7 (0.3–15.2)

0.81

Mean corpuscular volume (fL)

80–95

(n = 145)

78.2 (7.4–104.7)

(n = 64)

75.4 (53.3–94.7)

0.06

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (pg)

27–31

(n = 145)

25.8 (15.9–36.7)

(n = 64)

25.1 (16–31.3)

0.11

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (g/dL)

32–36

(n = 145)

32.7 (28.9–40.5)

(n = 64)

32.8 (29.7–36.4)

0.81

Random blood glucose (mg/dL)

60–100

(n = 50)

106 (63–240)

(n = 48)

104 (5–517)

0.22

Na (mEq/L)

136–145

(n = 60)

136 (123–148)

(n = 53)

136 (119–157)

0.98

K (mEq/L)

3.4–4.7

(n = 60)

4.45 (2.2–6.7)

(n = 53)

4.4 (2.3–6.2)

0.92

Cl (mEq/L)

96–106

(n = 60)

100 (85–111)

(n = 52)

99 (65–137)

0.19