Table 1.
Distribution of several variables in febrile children with or without bacteremia.
| Variable | Bacteremia | Non-Bacteremia | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | N = 146 | N = 16,821 | |
| Age | 3.85 ± 4.50 | 5.17 ± 3.97 | <0.001 |
| Gender = Male | 80 (54.79%) | 9308 (55.34%) | 0.896 |
| Gender = Female | 66 (45.21%) | 7513 (44.66%) | |
| Laboratory Values | |||
| WBC (103/μL) | 12.14 ± 6.92 | 11.00 ± 7.33 | 0.062 |
| Neutrophil (%) | 56.35 ± 24.04 | 62.06 ± 19.67 | 0.005 |
| Lymphocyte (%) | 28.93 ± 19.18 | 26.64 ± 16.37 | 0.152 |
| Band (%) | 0.76 ± 1.86 | 0.34 ± 1.54 | 0.007 |
| Monocyte (%) | 7.54 ± 5.38 | 7.80 ± 3.98 | 0.561 |
| Eosinophil (%) | 0.69 ± 1.28 | 0.93 ± 1.57 | 0.067 |
| Basophil (%) | 0.22 ± 0.33 | 0.24 ± 0.36 | 0.501 |
| ANC (103/μL) | 8.57 ± 3.60 | 9.36 ± 2.95 | 0.009 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 11.68 ± 1.63 | 12.27 ± 1.35 | <0.001 |
| MCV (fL) | 80.51 ± 7.50 | 79.76 ± 6.66 | 0.179 |
| MCH (pg) | 27.19 ± 3.02 | 26.95 ± 2.55 | 0.339 |
| MCHC (g/L) | 33.71 ± 1.38 | 33.75 ± 1.02 | 0.646 |
| Platelet (103/μL) | 279.28 ± 119.06 | 255.50 ± 93.04 | 0.017 |
| AST (U/L) | 42.88 ± 36.44 | 37.45 ± 39.94 | 0.101 |
| ALT (U/L) | 27.75 ± 28.15 | 22.35 ± 34.04 | 0.056 |
| CRP (mg/L) | 53.59 ± 68.24 | 36.46 ± 52.04 | 0.003 |
WBC, white blood cell; ANC, absolute neutrophil count; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; ALT, alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate transaminase; CRP, C-reactive protein.