Table 4.

Comparison of Kawasaki disease in before and after intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy^a

	Pre-IVIG	Post-IVIGb	p value
WBC (cell/mm3)	13,936.84 ± 4,688.79	9,918.77 ±3,990.85	<0.0001c
Hb (g/dl)	10.97 ± 1.32	10.62 ± 1.18	<0.0001c
Platelet (×104/mm3)	34.71 ± 11.94	45.02 ± 15.96	<0.0001c
Neutrophil (%)	65.19 ± 13.37	40.24 ± 19.07	<0.0001c
Lymphocyte (%)	24.84 ± 12.83	45.31 ± 18.16	<0.0001c
Eosinophil (%)	2.72 ± 2.94	4.65 ± 4.46	<0.0001c
Monocyte (%)	5.99 ± 3.45	7.54 ± 3.67	<0.0001c

WBC white blood cell; Hb hemoglobin

^aValues are expressed as mean ± standard deviation

^bWithin 3 days after the first dose of IVIG treatment

^c p < 0.05, paired-sample t test