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Table 3 Univariate comparison of laboratory values for autoimmune and non-autoimmune conditions

From: Hypergammaglobulinemia in the pediatric population as a marker for underlying autoimmune disease: a retrospective cohort study

Variable

Autoimmune

Non-autoimmune

P value

(n = 221)

(n = 221)

IgG, mg/dL

2458 ± 680

2325 ± 476

0.018

ESR, mm/hr

63.9 ± 32.8

65.8 ± 32.8

0.675

CRP, mg/dL

0.6 (0.2-2.4)

2.6 (0.8-5.4)

<0.001

WBC, × 103/uL

7.7 ± 4.1

10.7 ± 5.4

<0.001

  ANC

4.9 ± 3.3

7.1 ± 4.6

<0.001

  ALC

1.9 ± 1.1

2.6 ± 1.7

<0.001

Hemoglobin, mg/dL

11.0 ± 1.7

11.8 ± 2.0

<0.001

Platelets, × 103/μL

359 ± 195

371 ± 150

0.529

  1. Data are mean ± SD, except CRP, which is median (interquartile range).
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