Table 2 Laboratory tests results collected before the diagnosis in ALL and JIA patients

Blood count

(median [interquartile range])

(median [interquartile range])

 WBC count, 10⁹/L

5.1 [4.2–6.5]

8.4 [7.0–10.3]

  Neutrophils, 10⁹/L

1.6 [0.8–2.9]

4.6 [3.3–5.4]

  Eosinophils, 10⁹/L

0.02 [0–0.06]

0.2 [0.1–0.3]

  Basophils, 10⁹/L

0.003 [0–0.03]

0.03 [0.02–0.05]

  Lymphocytes, 10⁹/L

2.6 [1.8–4.2]

2.9 [2.3–3.6]

  Monocytes, 10⁹/L

0.2 [0.1–0.4]

0.6 [0.5–0.8]

 Hgb, g/dL

10.6 [9.2–12.1]

11.9 [11,3-12,9]

 HCT, %

31.8 [27.0–35.5]

35.9 [33.3–38.6]

 MCV, fL

83 [78–86]

80 [76–83]

 MCHC, g/dL

34 [33–34]

34 [33–34]

 Platelets, 10⁹/L

218 [158–310]

377 [298–439]

 1st hr. ESR, mm

56 [35–98]

25 [12–48]

 CRP, mg/L

46 [9–80]

8 [2–26]