Variables

Control

Patients

Independent t-test

(No. 40)

(No. 40)

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

t

p-value

Age years

10.95

±2.86

10.01

±3.27

1.287*

0.202

TLC × 10³ mm³

7.64

1.47

8.25

3.82

−0.941

0.350

ANC × 10³ mm³

4.8

0.99

4.52

2.72

0.602

0.549

RBCs × 10⁶ mm³

4.69

0.43

3.47

0.76

8.827

0.000

Hb gm/dl

12.04

0.94

9.1

1.87

8.921

0.000

Hct%

36.37

2.55

28.19

4.79

9.537

0.000

Platelet × 10³ mm³

290.25

51.25

247.18

87.61

2.684

0.009

ESR mm/first hour

12.78

4.25

51.68

31.32

−7.784

0.000

Creatinine mg/dl

0.35

0.11

7.86

2.08

22.796

0.000

Urea mg/dl

20.72

6.80

143.00

84.08

−7.248

0.000

CRP

no

%

no

%

X²

p-value

+ve

0

100.00%

24

60.00%

25.563

0.000

−ve

0

0.00%

16

40.00%