Table 3.
Comparison of the laboratory findings of patients infected with COVID-19 with and without MIS-C.
| MIS-C (−) |
MIS-C (+) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (315) |
(5) |
||
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||
| WBC (109 L) | 6.75 ± 2.58 | 11.18 ± 8.27 | 0.143 |
| Hb (g/dL) | 13.14 ± 1.59 | 13.22 ± 2.24 | 0.905 |
| PLT (109 L) | 254.09 ± 73.62 | 294.40 ± 96.71 | 0.343 |
| CRP (mg/L) | 5.85 ± 8.62 | 4.00 ± 1.92 | 0.312 |
| Procalcitonin (μg/L) | 0.082 ± 0.120 | 0.278 ± 0.229 | 0.004 |
| ProBNP (ng/L) | 108.65 ± 231.56 | 8558.60 ± 11,237.50 | <0.001 |
| CK (U/L) | 108.52 ± 74.62 | 231.80 ± 199.65 | 0.218 |
| CK-MB (μg/L) | 2.84 ± 2.11 | 7.56 ± 7.11 | 0.013 |
| Troponin I (μg/L) | 0.0012 ± 0.0104 | 0.0880 ± 0.1056 | <0.001 |
Statistics: Mann–Whitney U test. Abbreviations: CK, Creatine kinase; CRP, C-reactive protein; Hb, hemoglobin; MIS-C, multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children; proBNP, pro–brain natriuretic peptide; WBC, white blood cell count.