Table 1. Clinical and laboratory characteristics of the GMPP and RMPP patients.
| Variables | GMPP (n=30) | RMPP (n=35) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | |||
| Male/female | 14/16 | 16/19 | 0.939 |
| Age, years | 4.6±2.9 | 4.8±2.6 | 0.766 |
| Hospitalization time (d) | 7 (6, 9) | 11 (9, 14) | <0.001 |
| Signs and symptoms | |||
| Total fever duration (d) | 6.4±1.81 | 12.8±5.6 | <0.001 |
| Lung rales, n (%) | 11 (36.7) | 15 (42.9) | 0.612 |
| Lung wheezing, n (%) | 8 (26.7) | 7 (20.0) | 0.525 |
| Laboratory characteristics | |||
| WBC (×109/L) | 6.6 (5.0, 8.0) | 8.0 (6.3, 10.7) | 0.048 |
| N% | 58.3 (46.1, 65.3) | 62.5 (48.2, 73.2) | 0.421 |
| L% | 36.4 (28.7, 46.3) | 32.7 (20.2, 43.1) | 0.263 |
| PLT (×109/L) | 259.0 (204.0, 310.3) | 292.0 (257.5, 336.5) | 0.062 |
| CRP (mg/L) | 7.5 (3.3, 17.8) | 11.5 (4.9, 35.6) | 0.167 |
| ALT (U/L) | 13.4 (10.0, 17.1) | 14.4 (11.2, 21.4) | 0.157 |
| AST (U/L) | 30.4 (25.6, 37.6) | 32.7 (25.1, 43.0) | 0.563 |
| LDH (U/L) | 377.7 (318.1, 451.2) | 450.5 (323.9, 534.9) | 0.171 |
| Humoral immunity | |||
| IgG/g·L−1 | 7.9±3.3 | 9.7±3.1 | 0.031 |
| IgA/g·L−1 | 0.77 (0.38, 1.28) | 1.25 (0.56, 1.94) | 0.186 |
| IgM/g·L−1 | 1.2 (0.9, 1.5) | 1.7 (1.2, 2.0) | 0.036 |
| Cellular immunity | |||
| CD3+ | 64.4±8.7 | 67.6±10.3 | 0.185 |
| CD3+CD4+ | 34.2±6.5 | 34.4±7.7 | 0.900 |
| CD3+CD8+ | 25.1±6.6 | 28.4±8.2 | 0.09 |
| CD4/CD8 | 1.6 (1.0, 1.7) | 1.1 (1.0, 1.6) | 0.195 |
| CD3-CD19+ | 21.1 (18.2, 29.4) | 16.0 (12.1, 19.6) | 0.002 |
| CD3-CD (16+56+) + | 9.6 (7.3, 14.4) | 11.5 (7.1, 17.8) | 0.545 |
| CD19+CD23+ | 10.3 (8.3, 13.3) | 7.5 (5.8, 10.9) | 0.025 |
Data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation or median (25th–75th interquartile range). GMPP, general mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia; RMPP, refractory mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia. WBC, white blood cell count; N%, proportion of neutrophils; L%, proportion of lymphocytes; PLT, platelets; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; CRP, C-reactive protein; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; IgA, immunoglobulin A; IgG, immunoglobulin G; IgM, immunoglobulin M.