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. 2013 Jul 18;7(7):e2314. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002314

Table 2. Coagulation parameters from hepatosplenic schistosomiasis patients with different patterns of periportal fibrosis.

Characteristics Controls (C) Hepatosplenic Schistosomiasis Patients p-value
Overall D fibrosis pattern E+F fibrosis pattern Overall vs. C D vs. C E+F vs. C D vs. E+F
Subjects (n) 29 55 17 38 - - - -
Platelets Count (×109/L) 261.1±9.8 128.4±12.7 146.6±23.1 120.3±14.0 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 0.1112
INR 1.01±0.02 1.44±0.06 1.38±0.09 1.47±0.07 <0.0001 0.0028 <0.0001 0.4828
TT (Seconds) 11.9±0.2 13.8±0.2 13.56±0.4 13.85±0.3 <0.0001 0.0001 <0.0001 0.4770
PTT (Seconds) 31.1±0.6 37.9±1.5 36.4±1.9 38.6±2.0 0.0012 0.0510 0.0010 0.3969
Fibrinogen (mg/dL) 342.9±21.0 267.5±9.9 263.4±15.6 269.4±12.7 0.0002 0.0045 0.0007 0.9770
Factor II (%) 92.7±3.3 66.6±2.3 67.8±4.2 66.0±2.8 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 0.6377
Factor VII (%) 84.8±4.1 49.9±2.4 56.6±4.2 46.9±2.7 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 0.0839
Factor VIII (%) 120.2±6.5 90.5±4.2 96.3±8.2 87.9±4.8 0.0001 0.0164 <0.0001 0.3238
Factor IX (%) 100.1±3.3 59.9±2.5 65.3±4.5 57.5±2.9 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 0.1375
Factor X (%) 88.8±3.7 63.8±3.7 59.1±7.4 65.91±4.3 <0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.4842
Protein C (%) 100.1±2.2 65.6±2.9 74.5±5.1 61.6±3.3 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 0.0124
Antithrombin IIa (%) 112.0±3.4 92.8±3.5 96.0±8.8 91.3±3.3 <0.0001 0.0319 0.0007 0.4560

Values are expressed as mean±Standard Error (SE). Unpaired Student's t test or one-way ANOVA followed by Fisher's PLSD post test.