Table 2. Correlations between serum sodium and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in 91 patients with acute Kawasaki disease.
| Variable | Serum sodium | |
|---|---|---|
| Spearman rho | P value | |
| Fever (℃) | −0.262 | 0.012* |
| Fever duration (day) | −0.032 | 0.767 |
| WBC count (/µL) | −0.254 | 0.015* |
| Neutrophil (%) | −0.400 | <0.001* |
| Lymphocyte (%) | 0.395 | <0.001* |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 0.180 | 0.088 |
| Hematocrit (%) | 0.215 | 0.041* |
| Platelet count (×103/mm3) | −0.147 | 0.164 |
| Potassium (mEq/L) | 0.087 | 0.412 |
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 0.224 | 0.033* |
| T. bilirubin (mg/dL) | −0.321 | 0.002* |
| AST (IU/L) | 0.020 | 0.850 |
| ALT (IU/L) | 0.008 | 0.943 |
| BNP (pg/mL) | −0.249 | 0.017* |
| ESR (mm/hr) | −0.250 | 0.017* |
| CRP (mg/dL) | −0.486 | <0.001* |
| LMA Z score | −0.203 | 0.053 |
| LAD Z score | −0.111 | 0.293 |
| LCX Z score | −0.104 | 0.325 |
| RCA Z score | −0.075 | 0.479 |
| LVEF (%) | −0.020 | 0.853 |
WBC, white blood cell; T. bilirubin, total bilirubin; AST, aspartate transaminase; ALT, alanine transaminase; BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP, C-reactive protein; LMA, left main artery; LAD, left anterior descending artery; LCX, left circumflex artery; RCA, right coronary artery; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction.
*P<0.05, statistically significant difference.