Table 2 Comparison of laboratory tests between clinically cured and poor prognosis groups of influenza-associated encephalopathy.

From: Elevated D-dimer on admission may predict poor prognosis in childhood influenza associated encephalopathy

Variable (s)

Total

(n = 56)

Clinical cure group

(n = 30)

Poor prognosis group

(n = 26)

P-value

White blood cell count, 109/L, median (Q1, Q3)

6.27 (4.22, 8.57)

5.13 (3.89, 7.27)

7.10 (5.32, 10.32)

0.087

Neutrophil count, 109/L, median (Q1, Q3)

4.14 (2.01, 7.29)

3.54 (1.91, 5.69)

5.72 (2.74, 9.28)

0.085

Lymphocyte count, 109/L, median (Q1, Q3)

1.44 (0.80, 2.66)

1.77 (1.12, 2.93)

1.29 (0.76, 2.18)

0.121

Hemoglobin, g/L, mean ± SD

111.54 ± 15.90

112.17 ± 13.38

110.81 ± 18.64

0.759

Platelet count, 109/L, mean ± SD

233.80 ± 142.87

254.13 ± 128.52

210.35 ± 157.09

0.264

High-sensitivity C-reactive protein, mg/L, Median (Q1, Q3)

4.78 (0.84, 8.38)

1.88 (0.84, 6.37)

6.80 (2.18, 14.72)

0.003

Interleukin-6, pg/mL, median (Q1, Q3)

10.70 (5.14, 32.06)

8.24 (4.14, 10.70)

20.26 (7.65, 280.24)

0.001

Interleukin-10, pg/mL, median (Q1, Q3)

5.21 (2.80, 11.00)

4.72 (2.78, 5.21)

11.75 (3.86, 34.76)

0.003

Serum ferritin, ng/mL, median (Q1, Q3)

230.80 (107.32, 428.91)

230.80 (104.47, 294.80)

245.51 (193.80, 3266.57)

0.054

Alanine aminotransferase, U/L, median (Q1, Q3)

24.0 (15.0, 128.8)

20.0 (15.0, 34.8)

104.0 (15.8, 519.3)

0.011

Aspartate aminotransferase, U/L, median (Q1, Q3)

47.0 (28.0, 237.8)

37.0 (28.0, 50.3)

186.5 (40.0, 581.0)

0.003

Serum total protein, g/L, mean ± SD

70.12 ± 10.28

70.55 ± 9.06

69.63 ± 11.70

0.747

Serum albumin, g/L, mean ± SD

39.47 ± 4.99

40.76 ± 4.24

37.99 ± 5.45

0.042

Serum globulin, g/L, mean ± SD

29.61 ± 10.21

29.30 ± 9.51

29.97 ± 11.13

0.812

Serum urea nitrogen, mmol/L, median (Q1, Q3)

4.0 (2.7, 5.6)

3.8 (2.8, 4.5)

4.9 (2.7, 7.3)

0.194

Serum creatinine, µmol/L, median (Q1, Q3)

32.1 (27.3, 38.6)

29.9 (27.3, 35.3)

34.6 (26.7, 47.3)

0.148

Serum sodium ion, mmol/L, median (Q1, Q3)

137.40 (134.70, 139.60)

137.35 (135.35, 139.25)

137.45 (133.22, 139.73)

0.755

Serum potassium ion, mmol/L, mean ± SD

4.19 ± 0.51

4.15 ± 0.46

4.25 ± 0.57

0.489

Serum calcium ion, mmol/L, median (Q1, Q3)

2.27 (2.19, 2.36)

2.30 (2.22, 2.37)

2.24 (2.10, 2.34)

0.095

Serum chloride ion, mmol/L, median (Q1, Q3)

104.10 (100.77, 106.70)

104.10 (102.15, 105.55)

104.00 (100.45, 108.35)

0.928

Prothrombin time, seconds, median (Q1, Q3)

11.5 (10.8, 14.2)

11.4 (10.7, 12.2)

13.2 (10.9, 17.4)

0.017

Fibrinogen, g/L, mean ± SD

2.26 ± 0.79

2.33 ± 0.75

2.18 ± 0.83

0.472

D-dimer, mg/L FEU, median (Q1, Q3)

0.78 (0.35, 3.78)

0.44 (0.33, 0.79)

4.34 (0.78, 14.57)

< 0.001

CD3 T-cell count, cells/µL, median (Q1, Q3)

731.00 (507.25, 990.05)

731.00 (666.75, 1023.50)

713.50 (313.25, 897.00)

0.155

CD4 T-cell count, cells/µL, median (Q1, Q3)

129.00 (62.75, 250.00)

129.00 (74.25, 419.25)

90.00 (55.75, 143.75)

0.124

CD8 T-cell count, cells/µL, mean ± SD

2.46 ± 0.62

2.43 ± 0.88

2.50 ± 0.88

0.958

CD19 B-cell count, cells/µL, median (Q1, Q3)

33.37 (25.77, 37.05)

32.75 (24.67, 33.37)

35.11 (28.01, 43.60)

0.018

Natural killer cell, cells/µL, median (Q1, Q3)

130.50 (88.00, 238.50)

130.50 (96.50, 289.00)

130.50 (73.00, 222.75)

0.469

Cerebrospinal fluid cell count, 106/L, median (Q1, Q3)

4 (2, 6)

3 (2, 6)

4 (1, 6)

0.882

Cerebrospinal fluid protein, g/L, median (Q1, Q3)

0.18 (0.16, 0.22)

0.18 (0.15, 0.24)

0.18 (0.18, 0.18)

0.751

Cerebrospinal fluid glucose, mmol/L, median (Q1, Q3)

3.75 (3.71, 3.77)

3.75 (3.41, 3.89)

3.75 (3.75, 3.75)

0.269

Cerebrospinal fluid chloride, mmol/L, mean ± SD

126.11 ± 3.48

125.50 ± 4.19

126.82 ± 2.30

0.027