Table 1.

The difference in platelet count between survivors and non-survivors stratified by gender

Time	Platelet count, 10^9/L, mean(SD) median (25th–75th percentile)
Male
	Survivors,n = 232	Non-survivors,n = 14	Pvalue
On admission	176.0 (69.2) 165.0 (128.0–212.0)	171.7 (93.7) 168.0 (121.2–196.0)	0.826
On 5–6th day	218.5 (93.0) 195.0 (152.0–265.2)	142.3 (97.7) 115.0 (75.2–209.0)	0.003
On 14–15th day	239.9 (84.7) 232.0 (187.0–291.0)	114.3 (95.0) 109.5 (42.2–128.5)	<0.001
Female
	Survivors,n = 271	Non-survivors,n = 15	Pvalue
On admission	194.7 (74.0) 180.0 (143.0–225.0)	180.3 (87.4) 148.0 (125.0–233.5)	0.466
On 5–6th day	227.1 (85.1) 212.0 (165.0–274.0)	194.0 (86.7) 169.0 (136.2–263.0)	0.157
On 14–15th day	250.7 (85.8) 247.0 (191.0–300.2)	151.1 (58.8) 157.0 (137.0–196.0)	0.001

p value: as for the difference between survivors and non-survivors; Kruskal–Wallis test was applied for the variables with a skewed distribution. On the 5–6th day: including 1 patient with missing data; on the 14–15th day: including 113 patients with missing data