Table 3 Participants’ laboratory test results
From: Spectrum of paediatric rheumatic disorders at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania
Laboratory tests | Number (%) / (Min-max) |
|---|---|
Antinuclear Antibody | |
Positive | 9 (52.9) |
Negative | 8 (47.1) |
Anti-cytoplasmic antibody | |
Negative | 4 (100) |
Anti dsDNA antibody | |
Positive | 5 (55.6) |
Negative | 4 (44.4) |
Anti-Smith Antibody | |
Positive | 1 (50) |
Negative | 1 (50) |
Anti RNP antibody | |
Positive | 1 (50) |
Negative | 1 (50) |
Complement C3 level | |
Normal | 5 (83.3) |
Low | 1 (16.7) |
Complement C4 level | |
Normal | 5 (83.3) |
Low | 1 (16.7) |
C-Reactive Protein | |
1–5 ng/ml | 14 (30.4) |
> 5 ng/ml and above | 32 (69.6) |
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate | |
1–20 mm in the first hour | 6 (15) |
> 20 | 34 (85) |
Haemoglobin level (d/dL) | |
< 11 | 35 (67.3) |
11 and above | 17 (31.4) |
HIV antibody test | |
Negative | 24 (100) |
Hepatitis B sAg | |
Negative | 22 (100) |
Hepatitis C antibody | |
Negative | 22 (100) |
Haemoglobin | 3.1–15.4 |
White blood cell count | 1.2–24.1 |
Platelet count | 60–1412 |
C-reactive Protein | 0.3–425 |
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate | 7–160 |
Serum creatinine | 24–1781 |
Alanine aminotransferase | 6–165 |
Aspartate aminotransferase | 8–321 |
Lactate dehydrogenase | 163–1498 |
Creatinine kinase | 21–4268 |
Ferritin | 17.5–2000 |