Table 2.
Laboratory & radiological characteristics and outcomes of the study groupsa
| Variable |
Cases n = 350 (%) |
Controls n = 154 (%) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory parametersb | |||
|
Hemoglobin (g/dl) (Normal range 1–23 mo: 10.5–14 2–9 years: 11.5–14.5) |
9.54 ± 2.34 | 11.82 ± 1.87 | < 0.001 |
|
Total WBC (× 103 cells/ml3) (Normal range 1–23 mo: 6–17 2–9 years: 4–15.5) |
16.74 ± 8.09 | 14.16 ± 4.88 | < 0.001 |
|
Neutrophils (× 103 cells/ml3) (Normal range 54–62% of total WBC) |
61.44 ± 17.47 | 47.93 ± 14.54 | < 0.001 |
| Lymphocytes (× 103 cells/ml3) (Normal range; 25–33% of total WBC) | 29.62 ± 16.74 | 42.08 ± 14.23 | < 0.001 |
|
Platelets (× 103 cells/ml3) (Normal range; 150–450) |
285.40 ± 207.96 | 327.28 ± 150.36 | < 0.001 |
| C-reactive protein (mg/dL) (Normal range; < 0.8) | 85.10 ± 66.03 | 17.49 ± 20.99 | < 0.001 |
|
Albumin (g/dL) (Normal range; 8 days -1 year: 1.9–4.9 1–3 years: 3.4–5.2 4–19 years: 3.4–5.6) |
2.13 ± 0.33 | 3.99 ± 0.49 | < 0.001 |
| Radiological findings | |||
| Normal | 25 (7.0) | 28 (18.0) | < 0.001 |
| Bronchopneumonia | 136 (39.0) | 74 (48.0) | |
| Lobar | 106 (30.0) | 25(16.2) | |
| Effusion | 61 (17.4) | 23 (15.0)_ | |
| Aspiration pneumonia | 22 (6.6) | 4 (2.8) | |
| Complications | |||
| Heart failure | 93 (26.6) | 0 (0) | < 0.001 |
| Pleural effusion | 61 (17.4) | 23 (15.0) | < 0.001 |
| Myocarditis | 168 (48.0) | 0 (0) | < 0.001 |
| Outcomes | |||
| Hospital stay (> 5 days) | 247 (70.6) | 29 (18.8) | < 0.001 |
| Mortality | < 0.001 | ||
| Survived | 261 (74.6) | 154 (100) | |
| Died | 89 (25.4) | 0(0) | |