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Table 1 Comparison of clinical data between the groups of IVIG-resistant and IVIG-responsive in KD

From: Predictive value of serum procalcitonin for both initial and repeated immunoglobulin resistance in Kawasaki disease: a prospective cohort study

 

IVIG-responsive(n = 454)

P value

Age(months)

33.50[16.00–60.00]

24.00[13.00–42.00]

0.283

Male (%)

39(51.3%)

260(57.3%)

0.333

Day of illness before IVIG

5.00[5.00–6.00]

5.00[5.00–6.00]

0.199

Fever duration prior to admission, days

5.00[4.00–6.00]

5.00[4.00–6.00]

0.779

Sampling day of illness, days

5.00[3.25–5.75]

5.00[4.00–6.00]

0.240

Laboratory features

 WBC count(109/L)

14.65[11.10–17.65]

13.45[10.88–16.80]

0.176#

 NLR

4.78[2.76–9.37]

2.68[1.67–4.71]

0.002*#

 Hemoglobin(g/L)

108[102.00–115.00]

108.00[101.00–116.00]

0.945

 PLT count(109/L)

295.50[234.00–346.00]

325.00[272.25–402.00]

0.002*

 AST(IU/L)

37.50[24.25–68.75]

32.00[25.00–49.00]

0.337#

 ALT(IU/L)

49.50[26.25–120.25]

36.00[21.00–77.00]

0.176

 ALB(g/L)

36.00[31.05–39.00]

38.00[35.00–41.00]

0.007*

 Total bilirubin(mg/L)

7.00[5.00–16.20]

6.00[4.00–8.00]

0.065

 Cardiac troponin (ug/L)

0.01[0.01–0.02]

0.01[0.01–0.01]

0.214

 Creatinine(umol/L)

29.00[26.25–37.75]

27.00[22.75–31.25]

0.009*#

 Urea nitrogen(mmol/L)

2.90[2.34–3.81]

2.60[2.10–3.20]

0.208

 Sodium(mmol/L)

134.00[132.70–137.00]

137.00[135.00–139.00]

< 0.001*

 Potassium(mmol/L)

3.93[3.54–4.32]

4.14[3.77–4.50]

0.136

 ESR(mm/h)

65.00[46.25–87.00]

64.50[47.75–82.00]

0.883#

 CRP(mg/L)

89.50[58.25–144.00]

70.00[42.00–105.40]

0.008*

 PCT(ng/ml)

1.70[0.47–5.61]

0.64[0.21–1.77]

0.009*#

  1. The data are presented as the median with the 25th and 75th percentiles in square brackets for continuous variables and as the percentage for the categorical variables
  2. Abbreviations: WBC white blood cell, NLR neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio, PLT platelet, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP C-reactive protein, ALB Albumin, AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, PCT procalcitonin, IVIG intravenous immunoglobulin, CALs Coronary artery lesions, KD Kawasaki Disease
  3. #Variables between two groups were compared by the Mann–Whitney U test due to abnormal data distribution
  4. * Statistically significant (P < 0.05)