Table 2 Laboratory characteristics of the patients
From: Clinical aspects and cytokine response in severe H1N1 influenza A virus infection
Laboratory characteristic | All patients with nvA(H1N1) infection (n= 32) | nvA(H1N1)-ARDS group (n= 21) | nvA(H1N1)-mild disease group (n= 11) | P valuea | ARDS bacterial sepsis group (n= 20) | P valueb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leukocyte count (x103/μl) | 9.8 (7.5 to 11.8) | 9.7 (8 to 12.3) | 9.9 (6 to 10.5) | 0.41 | 14.2 (8.2 to 20.5) | 0.047 |
Lymphocyte count (x103/μl) | 1.05 (0.7 to 1.87) | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.3) | 1.6 (0.9 to 2.5) | 0.011 | 1.38 (1.12 to 2.9) | 0.009 |
Platelet count (x103/μl) | 218 (180 to 270) | 218 (169 to 288) | 218 (180 to 270) | 0.7 | 241 (142.8 to 298) | 0.8 |
C-reactive protein (mg/dl) | 4.8 (1.2 to 9.6) | 5.35 (4 to 10.2) | 1.2 (0.6 to 4.4) | 0.004 | 9.8 (5.75 to 22) | 0.05 |
Procalcitonin (ng/ml) | 0.23 (0.05 to 0.85) | 0.39 (0.11 to 1.12) | 0.06 (0.05 to 0.06) | 0.003 | 6.3 (4.6 to 11.5) | < 0.001 |
LDH (IU/l) | 698 (360 to 980) | 890 (618 to 1134) | 360 (250 to 400) | < 0.001 | 547 (408 to 812) | 0.07 |
ALT (IU/l) | 30.5 (17 to 80.75) | 43 (21 to 92.5) | 22 (15 to 30) | 0.049 | 25 (13.5 to 50.75) | 0.09 |
AST (IU/l) | 42 (20 to 98) | 95 (32.5 to 164) | 17 (16 to 28) | < 0.001 | 25 (20 to 656) | 0.003 |
Total protein level (mg/dl) | 6.75 (6 to 7.55) | 6.2 (5.8 to 7) | 8 (7 to 8) | < 0.001 | 5.4 (4.8 to 6.4) | 0.015 |
Creatinine level (mg/dl) | 0.96 (0.6 to 1.17) | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.25) | 0.6 (0.5 to 0.8) | < 0.001 | 1.55 (1 to 2.37) | 0.11 |