Table 1

Demography and laboratory outcomes on hospital admission of all patients in the study

Overall (n=83)Group 1 (n=35)Group 2 (n=17)Group 3 (n=31)P value
Age38.1±15.937.03±1634.5±13.641.2±16.90.35*
0.32†
Female sex
(n,%)
28 (33.7%)13 (37.1%)4 (23.5)11 (35.5)0.35*
0.98†
WBC (103/μL)14.2±4.913.3±3.413.8±5.115.2±5.30.36*
0.28†
Neutrophil (103 /µL) count11.5±4.910.4±3.410.9±4.912.8±5.60.2*
0.17†
Lymphocyte (103 /µL) count1.6±0.71.8±0.81.6±0.71.4±0.80.2*
0.32†
NLR10.9±12.77.5±5.910.4±13.913.5±13.90.3*
0.38†
ESR40.4±19.430.5±11.440.7±13.551.2±23.4<0.01*
<0.01†
CRP (mg/L)148.1±116.2105.6±83.1126.4±95.8199.5±128.2<0.01*
0.012†
  • *Between all study groups.

  • †Group 1 versus group 2.

  • CRP, C reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; NLR, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; WBC, white blood cell.