Platelet distribution width as an useful indicator of influenza severity in children

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 3 Laboratory indicators of children(≥4 years) with influenza (mean ± SD)

Indicators	Control group n = 29	Influenza A group n = 292	Influenza B group n = 108	P value ^a	P value ^b	P value ^c
Neutrophil count, ×109/L	3.57 ± 1.17	6.89 ± 3.03	4.65 ± 2.40	< 0.0001	0.003	< 0.0001
Lymphocyte count,× 109/L	2.37 ± 0.50	1.41 ± 0.73	1.50 ± 0.73	< 0.0001	< 0.0001	0.579
NLR	1.53 ± 0.47	6.62 ± 6.04	4.03 ± 3.84	< 0.0001	< 0.0001	< 0.0001
Platelet count, × 109/L	292.10 ± 54.71	246.33 ± 63.43	200.96 ± 54.82	< 0.0001	< 0.0001	< 0.0001
MPV, fl	8.39 ± 0.79	9.00 ± 0.83	9.04 ± 0.95	0.001	0.001	0.922
PCT, %	0.244 ± 0.04	0.220 ± 0.05	0.178 ± 0.04	0.026	< 0.0001	< 0.0001
PDW, %	15.60 ± 0.26	16.20 ± 0.62	16.21 ± 0.63	< 0.0001	< 0.0001	0.983

Abbreviations: NLR neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, MPV mean platelet volume, PCT plateletcrit, PDW platelet distribution width
^a comparison between Influenza A and Contro l
^b comparison between Influenza B and Control group
^c comparison between Influenza A and B group

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