Table 1.

Distribution FBC during the acute febrile phase (day 2 and 3 of illness)

	DF/DHF	No.	Mean	Standard deviation	P value
WBC (cells/mm3)	DF	182	4.38	2.2	0.62
	DHF	333	4.49	2.29
Neutrophil (cells/mm3)	DF	182	2.90	1.88	0.13
	DHF	332	3.17	1.99
Lymphocyte (cells/mm3)	DF	55	1.03	0.6	0.20
	DHF	279	0.89	0.79
PCV (%)	DF	182	42.9	32.18	0.63
	DHF	333	44.50	37.66
Platelet (cells/mm3)	DF	182	154.36	55.03	< 0.001
	DHF	332	115.59	64.3
Haemoglobin (g/dL)	DF	180	13.61	1.52	0.02
	DHF	324	14.07	2.43