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Table 3 Numerical comparison of laboratory parameters of dengue and control group

From: Clinical characteristics and laboratory parameters in differentiating dengue from other acute febrile illnesses

Laboratory parameter

Reference range

Available data

Median (range)

p value

Dengue

Control

Dengue

Control

Hemoglobin

10–15.5 g/dL

525

254

13.19 (8.2–18)

11.4 (6.1–15.4)

 < 0.001*

Hematocrit

32–44%

525

131

39.4 (13.57–53.42)

34 (10.4–44.33)

 < 0.001*

Leukocyte

5–10 × 103/mm3

525

253

4.01 (1.08–24.52)

12.54 (2.86–34.85)

 < 0.001*

Basophil

0.5–1%

401

247

0 (0–9)

0 (0–1)

 < 0.001*

Eosinophil

1–4%

401

247

0 (0–10)

0 (0–6)

0.974

Neutrophil

55–70%

401

247

58 (7–91)

59 (20–95)

0.705

Lymphocyte

20–40%

401

247

34 (4–84)

34 (3–75)

0.98

Monocyte

2–8%

401

247

8 (0–12)

7 (2–11)

0.002*

Platelet

150–400 × 1003/mm3

525

251

158 (15.75–440.2)

354 (109.9–989)

 < 0.001*

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

0–10 mm /h

374

241

10 (1–78)

21 (1–215)

 < 0.001*

Neutrophil lymphocyte ratio

1–3

401

247

1.74 (0.08–22.75)

1.71 (0.27–31.67)

0.884

  1. The reference range used in this table is based on normal values of children who are 7 years old (the median age of this study). These values are obtained from the Nelson Textbook of pediatrics [32] and Mosby’s Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests [33]
  2. *p value < 0.05 is considered statistically significant