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Table 3 Distribution of FBC parameters during the acute febrile phase (Day 2 and 3 of illness) and Day 5 of illness according to gender

From: Value of peripheral blood count for dengue severity prediction

 

Acute febrile phase (day 2 and 3) of illness

Day 5 of illness

Reference ranges for blood parameters

DF/DHF

No.

Mean

Standard deviation

P value

No.

Mean

Standard deviation

P value

Male

 WBC (cells/mm3)

DF

126

4.4

2.0

0.40

126

3.4

1.9

0.01

4.3–10*103/μL

DHF

216

4.6

2.1

 

216

3.9

2.2

  

 Neutrophil (cells/mm3)

DF

126

2.7

1.7

0.01

126

2.1

5.6

0.75

1.8–7.0*103/μL

DHF

215

3.3

2.0

 

216

1.9

1.0

  

 Lymphocyte (cells/mm3)

DF

43

1.0

0.61

0.19

43

1.8

3.7

0.77

1.0–4.8*103/μL

DHF

180

0.91

0.8

 

180

2.1

4.9

  

 PCV (%)

DF

126

44.1

34.3

0.34

126

41.5

27.3

0.79

38–50%

DHF

216

48.2

46.0

 

216

42.2

6.6

  

 Platelet (cells/mm3)

DF

126

146.3

46.6

< 0.01

126

104.8

51.7

< 0.01

150–400*103/μL

DHF

215

113.1

63.4

 

214

46.7

45.1

  

 Haemoglobin (g/dL)

DF

125

14.0

1.3

< 0.01

126

13.6

1.2

< 0.01

13–18*106/μL

DHF

210

14.8

2.5

 

213

14.8

1.5

  

Female

 WBC (cells/mm3)

DF

54

4.2

2.2

0.82

54

3.0

1.5

0.002

4.3–10*103/μL

DHF

117

4.1

2.3

 

117

4.1

3.1

  

 Neutrophil (cells/mm3)

DF

54

3.1

2.0

0.55

54

1.3

0.7

0.05

1.8–7.0*103/μL

DHF

117

2.9

1.8

 

117

2.4

5.9

  

 Lymphocyte (cells/mm3)

DF

11

1.0

0.5

0.41

11

1.0

0.6

0.21

1.0–4.8*103/μL

DHF

99

1.0

0.6

 

98

3.2

17.3

  

 PCV (%)

DF

54

39.9

26.9

0.52

54

33.7

5.7

0.09

36–45%

DHF

117

37.5

7.1

 

117

39.0

32.7

  

 Platelet (cells/mm3)

DF

54

172.8

68.2

< 0.01

54

116.6

57.6

< 0.001

150–400*103/μL

DHF

117

120.2

65.9

 

117

48.8

33.1

  

 Haemoglobin (g/dL)

DF

54

12.5

1.4

0.62

53

11.8

1.2

< 0.001

11.5–15.5*106/uL

DHF

114

12.7

1.5

 

115

12.6

1.3

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