Table 1.
Demographic, clinical and laboratory data of the studied groups.
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| Variable | Patients; n (%)/Mean±SD | Controls; n (%)/Mean±SD | p-value | Variable | Patients; Mean±SD | Controls; Mean±SD | p-value | |
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| Mean age (months) | 12.6±8.6 | 20.5±16.1 | 0.3 | Mean CRP | 33±40.8 | 7±0.5 | 0.001 | |
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| Sex: Male | 23 (57.5) | 28 (70) | 0.2 | Mean Hb level | 10.1±1.3 | 10.8±1.5 | 0.01 | |
| Female | 17 (42.5) | 12 (30) | ||||||
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| Residence | Rural | 46% | ------------ | ------- | Mean TLC x1000 | 12.3±4.1 | 7.2±2.3 | 0.001 |
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| Urban | 54% | |||||||
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| Smoking in family | 25 (60) | 7 (15) | 0.002 | Mean PLTx1000 | 414.5±147.7 | 296.1±125.1 | 0.001 | |
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| Mean Weight (kg) | 6.72± 2.89 | 7.83±3.26 | 0.111 | Mean HCO2 | 16.1±6.03 | 22.9±3.1 | 0.001 | |
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| Mean Heart rate (min) | 141.4±18.4 | 102.6±14.7 | 0.001 | Mean PCO2 | 35.1±12.9 | 36.9±4.9 | 0.4 | |
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| Mean RR (min) | 55.5±10.3 | 30.60±5.65 | 0.001 | Mean O2 saturation | 84.9±14.3 | 97.7±2.1 | 0.002 | |
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| Mean temperature (°C) | 38.55±0.62 | 37.29±0.2 | 0.034 | Mean PaO2 | 63.8±19.8 | 87.9±6.6 | 0.001 | |
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| Mean serum Copeptin | 985.7±619.1 | 519.5±308.2 | 0.001 | Mean PH | 7.3±0.1 | 7.3±0.07 | 0.09 | |