Table 4 Comparison of laboratory findings between cases and controls.

From: A Case-control Study on Risk Factors for Severe Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease

Laboratory examinations

Cases (n = 459)

Controls (n = 246)

OR (95% CI)

p-value

WBC count(×109/L)

10.6 ± 4.3

9.0 ± 2.8

1.1(1.1,1.2)

1.8*10−5(***)

NEUT(%)

54.5 ± 17.3

38.0 ± 17.8

1.1(1.0,1.1)

1.2*10−19(***)

LYM(%)

38.7 ± 16.3

428.6 ± 5022.6

1.0(1.0,1.0)

8.3*10−16(***)

RBC(×1012/L) count

4.4 ± 0.6

7.8 ± 36.9

0.77(0.54,0.96)

0.138

Platelet count

296.1 ± 116.8

369.8 ± 128.8

1.9(1.0,1.0)

5.7*10−6(***)

  1. Signif.codes: 0 ‘***’ 0.001 ‘**’ 0.01 ‘*’ 0.05 ‘.’ 0.1 ‘.’.