Demographics
| |
**p value
|
---|
Normal (healthy)
|
Control
|
Case
|
---|
Number of patients
|
37
|
24
|
42
|
NA
|
Gender
|
Female
|
26
|
7
|
18
|
0.003
|
Male
|
11
|
17
|
24
|
Age (years)
|
11 – 20
|
1
|
4
|
11
|
0.677
|
21 – 30
|
27
|
12
|
15
|
31 – 40
|
7
|
3
|
9
|
41 – 50
|
1
|
3
|
6
|
51 – 60
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
Average duration of illness (DOI) (days)
|
NA
|
5 (3 – 7)
|
5 (1 – 7)
|
0.856
|
Body temperature, mean (°C)
|
NA
|
38.5 (37.0 – 40.0)
|
38.1 (37.0 – 40.6)
|
NA
|
Max Hct, mean
|
Female
|
NA
|
38.0 (35.7 – 39.9)
|
42.9 (26.5 – 50.0)
|
<0.001
|
Male
|
NA
|
42.7 (33.8 – 45.7)
|
48.7 (40.0 – 55.5)
| |
- *NA, not applicable; **The indicated P value in the gender was calculated for both males and females in normal, control and case groups, indicating a nonrandom gender distribution in the groups; age refers to the distribution of normal, control and case groups (P<0.05).