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 | |||||||
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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 | Â | 216 | 3.9 | 2.2 | Â | Â | |
 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 | Â | 216 | 1.9 | 1.0 | Â | Â | |
 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 | Â | 180 | 2.1 | 4.9 | Â | Â | |
 PCV (%) | DF | 126 | 44.1 | 34.3 | 0.34 | 126 | 41.5 | 27.3 | 0.79 | 38–50% |
DHF | 216 | 48.2 | 46.0 | Â | 216 | 42.2 | 6.6 | Â | Â | |
 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 | Â | 214 | 46.7 | 45.1 | Â | Â | |
 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 | Â | 213 | 14.8 | 1.5 | Â | Â | |
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 | Â | 117 | 4.1 | 3.1 | Â | Â | |
 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 | Â | 117 | 2.4 | 5.9 | Â | Â | |
 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 | Â | 98 | 3.2 | 17.3 | Â | Â | |
 PCV (%) | DF | 54 | 39.9 | 26.9 | 0.52 | 54 | 33.7 | 5.7 | 0.09 | 36–45% |
DHF | 117 | 37.5 | 7.1 | Â | 117 | 39.0 | 32.7 | Â | Â | |
 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 | Â | 117 | 48.8 | 33.1 | Â | Â | |
 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 | Â | 115 | 12.6 | 1.3 | Â | Â |