Table 1. Summary of Participants.
Cases (N = 11) | Controls (N = 19) | P Value (Cases vs. Controls) | |
---|---|---|---|
Age, mo; median (range) | 25 (6, 57) | 31 (9, 52) | 0.42* |
Male, n (%) | 7 (63.6) | 12 (63.1) | 0.45† |
Weight, kg; median (range) | 12.0 (9.1, 16.2) | 13.4 (6.3, 27.0) | 0.49* |
Weight-for-age Z-score; median (range) | –0.15 (–0.77, 1.85) | –0.32 (–2.7, 3.2) | 0.31* |
Lymphocyte: monocyte ratio in whole blood; Median (range) | 31.3 (7.4, 209) | 21.2 (8.3, 67.7) | 0.31* |
CRP, mg/L; median (range)‡ | 109 (22, 236) | – | – |
White cell count ×109/L; median (range)‡ | 16.3 (6.9, 34.5) | – | – |
Platelets × 109/L; median (range)‡ | 279 (167, 440) | – | – |
Mann-Whitney U test.
Fisher Exact test.
CRP and differential cell counts were only measured in cases as part of their routine clinical care.