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Table 3 Clinical characteristics of 25 patents with confirmed A (H7N9) virus infection in Guangzhou and 16 healthy controls

From: Factors associated with clinical outcome in 25 patients with avian influenza A (H7N9) infection in Guangzhou, China

Clinical characteristic

Health controls n = 16

Percent (%)

Case n = 25

Percent (%)

P *

Death (%)

ARDS (%)

Fatal (n = 14)

Nonfatal (n = 11)

P

No (n = 10)

Yes (n = 15)

P

Elevated CRP

  

21

84

 

14 (100.0)

7 (63.6)

0.026

6 (60)

15 (100)

0.017

Leukopenia

0

0.0

9

36

0.024

6 (42.9)

3 (27.3)

0.667

3 (30.0)

6 (40.0)

0.691

Lymphocytopenia

11

68.8

20

80

0.472

13 (92.9)

7 (63.6)

0.096

5 (50)

15 (100)

0.005

Thrombocytopenia

0

0.0

5

20

0.374

3 (21.4)

2 (18.2)

1.000

1 (10.0)

4 (26.7)

0.615

Neutropenia

1

6.3

6

24

0.215

4 (28.6)

2 (18.2)

0.664

3 (30.0)

3 (20.0)

0.653

Neutrophilia

10

62.5

7

28

0.029

6 (42.9)

1 (9.1)

0.090

1 (10.0)

6 (40.0 %)

0.179

Elevated TT

0

0.0

7

28

0.114

5 (35.7)

2 (18.2)

0.407

1 (10.0)

6 (40.0)

0.179

Elevated APTT

1

6.3

13

52

0.002

9 (64.3)

4 (36.4)

0.238

4 (40.0)

9 (60.0)

0.428

Elevated ALT

2

12.5

10

40

0.084

6 (42.9)

4 (36.4)

1.000

2 (28.6)

8 (53.3)

0.211

Elevated AST

3

18.8

18

72

0.001

11 (78.6)

7 (63.6)

0.656

4 (40.0)

14 (93.3)

0.007

Elevated LDH

5

31.3

20

80

0.002

12 (85.7)

8 (72.7)

0.623

6 (60.0)

14 (93.3)

0.121

Elevated CK

3

18.8

15

60

0.009

10 (71.4)

5 (45.5)

0.241

2 (20.0)

13 (86.7)

0.002

Elevated CRE

0

0.0

8

32

0.060

6 (42.9)

2 (18.2)

0.234

2 (20.0)

6 (40.0)

0.402

  1. aInformation was not available for CRP
  2. * P value for the comparison between A (H7N9) patients and healthy-controls