Table 2.

Initial vital signs and laboratory results of febrile patients.

		SARS			Non-SARS
Items and Numbers With Results	Normal Range	Mean±SD	Range	No.∗	Mean±SD	Range	No.∗	P Value
Body temperature, °C		38.1±1.0	35.8–40.3	79	37.4±0.9	35.3–39.5	218	<.01
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg		131±21	86–184	79	141±24	99–240	218	<.01
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg		76±15	51–132	79	81±36	46–143	219	<.01
Pulse rate, beats/min		100±14	78–134	78	101±18.6	43–160	219	.623
Oxygen saturation, %		97±3	83–100	77	98±7	80–100	219	.778
WBC count, ×109/L	7,500±3,500	5,356±2,562	2,540–17,930	79	8,704±3,963	1,870–31,750	216	<.01
Hemoglobin, g/dL	13.3±2	13.5±2.4	8.7–16.2	79	13.3±1.7	4.3–17	216	.017
Neutrophil count, ×109/L	4,000±1,000	4,062±2,413	1,225–17,231	79	6,481±3,738	729–27,019	216	<.01
Lymphocyte count, ×109/L	2,000±500	878±351	190–1,480	79	1,470±793	269–5,915	215	<.01
Thrombocyte count, ×109/L	220±100	157±56	78–162	79	227±72	50–606	215	<.01
Urine nitrogen, mg/dL	4.5–24	10.5±4.3	4.8–20.3	76	11.2±4.5	4.1–36.6	186	.255
Creatinine, mg/dL	0.6–1.2	0.9±0.2	0.6–1.7	75	0.8±0.2	0.2–4.1	188	.541
Aspartate aminotransferase, U/L	<35	56.6±73.6	18–530	77	27.6±20.3	11–252	194	<.01
Alanine aminotransferase, U/L	<35	40.5±48.5	4–280	36	29.8±32.2	5–160	63	.196
Sodium, mmol/L	135–148	137.5±4.2	126.9±144.1	78	140.2±3.3	128.9–147	192	<.01
Potassium, mmol/L	3.5–5.3	4.1±0.5	3.0–5.3	72	4.1±0.2	3.2–5.8	181	.921
C-reactive protein, mg/dL	<0.8	3.9±2.8	0–12	65	2.1±2.8	0–12	182	<.01
Creatine kinase, U/L	38–160	467.8±1,729.9	31–13,862	73	121.3±134.7	1.4–994	172	<.01

^∗Numbers with result.