Table 4.
Variable | Acute (n = 78) | Subacute (n = 25) | Chronic (n = 6) | P value | Among Groups (Bonferroni Correction) |
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Demographics | |||||
Age, y | 45.1 ± 17.7 | 51.6 ± 14.5 | 47.7 ± 17.0 | 0.245 | n.s |
Male sex | 50 (64.1) | 18 (72.0) | 4 (66.7) | 0.874 | n.s |
Clinical features | |||||
Fever | 74 (94.9) | 18 (72.0) | 5 (83.3) | 0.006 | acute>subacute |
Chills | 42 (53.8) | 13 (52.0) | 2 (33.3) | 0.624 | n.s |
Arthralgia | 35 (44.9) | 13 (52.0) | 5 (83.3) | 0.188 | n.s |
Lose weight | 18 (23.1) | 13 (52.0) | 2 (33.3) | 0.023 | acute<subacute |
Fatigue | 18 (23.1) | 11 (44.0) | 2 (33.3) | 0.109 | n.s |
Hyperhidrosis | 17 (21.8) | 8 (32.0) | 3 (50.0) | 0.186 | n.s |
Anorexia | 19 (24.4) | 9 (36.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.202 | n.s |
Myalgia | 21 (26.9) | 4 (16.0) | 2 (33.3) | 0.529 | n.s |
Cough | 18 (23.1) | 7 (28.0) | 1 (16.7) | 0.852 | n.s |
Lymphadenectasis | 19 (24.4) | 7 (28.0) | 1 (16.7) | 0.925 | n.s |
Splenomegaly | 15 (19.2) | 5 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.686 | n.s |
Pneumonia | 11 (13.9) | 5 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.623 | n.s |
Laboratory signs | |||||
Hb | 118.5 (107.8–128.25) | 123.0 (110.5–128.0) | 126.5 (99.0–137.5) | 0.623 | n.s |
WBC | 5.1 (3.4–7.2) | 5.9 (3.7–7.5) | 6.1 (1.9–10.7) | 0.551 | n.s |
PLT | 186.5 (130.5–254.8) | 225.0 (163.0–340.0) | 229.0 (138.7–343.0) | 0.077 | n.s |
ESR | 41.5 (25.5–59.8) | 40.0 (28.5–74.0) | 43.0 (26.8–68.3) | 0.697 | n.s |
CRP | 28.3 (15.5–49.1) | 28.2 (7.7–54.2) | 34.8 (22.3–65.3) | 0.445 | n.s |
ALT | 39.5 (27.0–67.5) | 26.0 (17.5–66.0) | 76.0 (29.5–136.3) | 0.091 | n.s |
AST | 38.5 (25.0–65.8) | 35.0 (15.5–52.5) | 60.5 (38.8–80.8) | 0.094 | n.s |
LDH | 316.0 (218.0–517.5) | 209.0 (162.0–276.0) | 256.5 (185.8–393.8) | <0.001 | acute>subacute |
GGT | 44.5 (22.8–92.5) | 56.0 (24.0–88.0) | 114.5 (19.0–223.5) | 0.594 | n.s |
Creatinine | 57.2 (46.4–70.0) | 55.0 (49.3–66.0) | 58.5 (46.8–70.5) | 0.983 | n.s |
Urea | 4.1 (3.2–4.9) | 4.8 (3.5–5.7) | 4.2 (2.5–6.8) | 0.254 | n.s |
APTT | 41.2 (36.2–46.2) | 43.5 (38.1–48.9) | 33.1 (29.5–41.2) | 0.049 | subacute>chronic |
PT | 13.9 (13.1–14.5) | 13.9 (13.0–14.7) | 12.9 (11.2–14.0) | 0.201 | n.s |
DD | 1.4 (0.9–2.4) | 1.2 (0.74–1.6) | 0.9 (0.4–2.3) | 0.146 | n.s |
FDP | 4.8 (3.4–9.3) | 3.7 (3.0–5.2) | 3.7 (2.8–5.4) | 0.157 | n.s |
Note: Data are expressed as number (%) of patients. n.s: adjusted P ≥ 0.05, not significant.