Table 3.

Correlation of gallbladder oedema with the blood investigation profile

Parameters	Gall bladder edema		Pearson chi square	p value
	Present	Absent
Non-severe cases (n = 87, 66.4%)	27	60
Severe cases (n = 44, 33.6%)	39	5	38.785	< 0.0001**
Total cases	66	65
Mean AST	379.6	131.75		< 0.0001**
Mean platelet μg/l	23,378	63,230		< 0.0001**
Mean ferritin	9972	1768		< 0.0001**
Mean H score	169	113		< 0.0001**
Mean total count	4021	4264		> 0.01*

Mann–Whitney test; p value—**statistically highly significant; *statistically not significant