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. 2021 May 6;40(10):4179–4189. doi: 10.1007/s10067-021-05754-z

Table 2.

Laboratory findings of the patients with MIS-C

Total patient Mild MIS-C (1) Moderate MIS-C (2) Severe MIS-C (3) p value¥ p value
Variable n = 36 (100%) n = 13 (36.1%) n = 6 (16.7%) n = 17 (47.2%)
WBC (K/μL) 10,700 ± 4842 11,162 ± 6092 12,583 ± 4495 9682 ± 3813 0.373
Neutrophil count (K/μL)* 7650 (6200) 7400 (7150) 10,450 (7400) 7500 (5450) 0.628
Lymphocyte count (K/μL)* 1650 (1575) 1900 (1100) 2000 (1175) 1000 (1450) 0.026

1 vs. 2:0.69

1 vs. 3:0.032

2 vs. 3:0.023

Platelet count (K/μL) 199,190 ± 86,355 217,310 ± 82,820 286,670 ± 110,176 154,470 ± 4597 0.005

1 vs. 2:0.114

1 vs. 3:0.016

2 vs. 3:0.009

ESR (> 20 mm/h)* 49 (56) 42 (60) 66 (53) 51 (45) 0.568
C-reactive protein (> 8 mg/L)* 148 (158) 91.5 (153) 71.6 (230) 195 (165) 0.168
Procalcitonin (> 0.5 ng/L)* 1.6 (8.2) 1.5 (2.3) 0.3 (1.4) 4.8 (27) 0.001

1 vs. 2:0.188

1 vs. 3:0.006

2 vs. 3:0.003

IL-6 (> 6.4 pg/mL)* 76. (132) 47 (113) 23.7 (67) 146 (214) 0.006

1 vs. 2:0.161

1 vs. 3:0.042

2 vs. 3:0.003

Troponin (> 17.5 ng/L) * 9.4 (28) 6.6 (12) 6.65 (94) 25.6 (40) 0.047

1 vs. 2:0.9

1 vs. 3:0.022

2 vs. 3:0.09

Pro-BNP (> 125 pg/mL)* 2539 (7125) 1500 (2230) 543 (1691) 7834 (17,932) 0.003

1 vs. 2:0.216

1 vs. 3:0.008

2 vs. 3:0.005

LDH (U/L)* 312 (100) 284 (129) 281 (70) 352 (101) 0.118
INR (> 1.2) 1.20 ± 0.23 1.27 ± 0.358 1.19 ± 0.153 1.15 ± 0.14 0.836
D-dimer (> 500 ng/mL)* 2270 (2617) 2061 (2278) 764 (1520) 3240 (2504) 0.01

1 vs. 2:0.096

1 vs. 3:0.052

2 vs. 3:0.008

Ferritin (> 336 ng/mL) * 285 (519) 258 (313) 82.20 (102) 601 (517)  < 0.0001

1 vs. 2:0.079

1 vs. 3:0.002

2 vs. 3:0.001

AST (> 50 U/L)* 33.5 (23) 30 (25) 26.5 (18) 35 (40) 0.241
ALT (> 50 U/L) * 26 (24) 15 (16.5) 26.5 (14) 34 (38) 0.030

1 vs. 2:0.792

1 vs. 3:0.031

2 vs. 3:0.03

Albumin (< 3.5 g/dL) 3.47 ± 0.65 3.66 ± 0.63 3.71 ± 0.49 3.24 ± 0.66 0.097
Sodium (< 135 mEq/L) 134 ± 4 135.3 ± 3.3 135.8 ± 2.92 132.4 ± 4.51 0.162
Urea (mg/dL)* 21 (11) 19 (12.5) 20 (7) 25 (16) 0.173
Creatinine (mg/dL) 0.498 ± 0.211 0.412 ± 0.14 0.455 ± 0.149 0.578 ± 0.24 0.103
SARS-CoV-2 IgG level* 32.17 (5–208) 30.08 (6–69) 29.20 (5–45) 43 (7–208) 0.28

Categorical variables were presented as number and percentage. If data were distributed normally, parameters were reported as mean ± standard deviation; if not, they were presented as median with IQR. Results were compared using the Kruskal–Wallis test followed by the Bonferroni-corrected Mann–Whitney U test. Significance was determined by p < 0.05 for the Kruskal–Wallis test and p < 0.016 (p = 0.05/3) for the Bonferroni correction. Statistically significant differences are highlighted in bold

¥Kruskal–Wallis test, Bonferroni-corrected Mann–Whitney U test