Table 3.
Laboratory Test | Mean Laboratory Values for Casesa |
No. | Mean Laboratory Values for Patients With Non-RMSF Illnessa |
No. | P Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
WBC count, ×103 cells/µL | 11H | 183 | 11H | 144 | .587 |
WBC differential | |||||
Neutrophils, %* | 67 | 181 | 56 | 143 | .000 |
Bands, % | 10 | 83 | 6 | 43 | .975 |
Lymphocytes, %** | 20L | 179 | 32 | 139 | .000 |
Monocytes, %** | 7 | 179 | 8 | 140 | .003 |
Eosinophils, % | 1.2 | 179 | 1.4 | 139 | .45 |
Hemoglobin, g/dL* | 13.9 | 140 | 12.8 | 134 | .000 |
Hematocrit, %* | 40.4 | 141 | 38.4 | 134 | .002 |
Platelet count, ×103 platelets/µL** | 269 | 141 | 350 | 144 | .000 |
Sodium, mEq/L** | 136L | 173 | 138 | 135 | .043 |
Potassium, mEq/L** | 3.9 | 134 | 4.2 | 126 | .001 |
Chloride, mEq/L** | 101 | 128 | 103 | 125 | .030 |
Bicarbonate, mEq/L | 22 | 135 | 22 | 125 | .371 |
Creatinine, mEq/L | 1.0 | 134 | 0.7 | 126 | .084 |
BUN, mEq/L | 14 | 134 | 11 | 125 | .174 |
Glucose, mEq/L | 114H | 147 | 108H | 120 | .786 |
Adult SGPT/ALT, IU/L* | 57.1H | 70 | 29.7 | 27 | .017 |
Child SGPT/ALT, IU/L | 38.5H | 92 | 27.1 | 90 | .590 |
Adult SGOT/AST, IU/L* | 140.1H | 70 | 58.0H | 27 | .052 |
Child SGOT/AST, IU/L | 91.0H | 93 | 56.4H | 91 | .441 |
Adult ALP, IU/L | 130.2H | 69 | 132.2H | 26 | .862 |
Child ALP, IU/L | 223.9 | 92 | 225.6 | 90 | .876 |
Adult GGT | 147.1H | 13 | 223.0H | 11 | .415 |
Child GGT | 35.8H | 16 | 25.7 | 24 | .478 |
Adult total bilirubin, mg/dL | 1.1 | 57 | 0.7 | 27 | .083 |
Child total bilirubin, mg/dL | 0.8 | 86 | 0.5 | 82 | .068 |
LDH, IU/L | 849H | 5 | 401H | 4 | .364 |
C-reactive protein, IU/L | 50.0H | 11 | 50.0H | 16 | .983 |
Albumin, g/dL** | 3.9 | 117 | 4.7 | 98 | .010 |
PT, sec** | 15.8H | 27 | 42.3H | 15 | .022 |
PTT, sec | 41.8H | 28 | 37.3H | 24 | .869 |
INR** | 1.4 | 32 | 5.2H | 25 | .001 |
Fibrinogen, g/L | 199H | 9 | 102H | 1 | .602 |
D-dimer, ng/mL* | 1701H | 8 | 98.3 | 5 | .019 |
Abbreviations: ALP, alkaline phosphatase; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; GGT, gamma-glutamyl transferase; INR, international normalized ratio; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; PT, prothrombin time; PTT, partial thromboplastin time; RMSF, Rocky Mountain spotted fever; SGOT/AST, serum glutamic oxalacetic transaminase/aspartate aminotransferase; SGPT/ALT, serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase/alanine aminotransferase; WBC, white blood cell.
The superscript H indicates above normal limits; superscript L indicates below normal limits.
Significantly higher in cases than in patients with non-RMSF illness.
Significantly lower in cases than in patients with non-RMSF illness.