Research Article

Integrative Analysis of Clinical and Bioinformatics Databases to Reveal the Role of Peripheral Innate Immunity in Kawasaki Disease

Table 4

Comparison of the IVIG-responsive and -resistant patients with KD in terms of demographic and clinical variables.

VariableIVIG-responsive (n = 133)IVIG-resistant (n = 18)P-value

Age (months)21.9 (13.2, 40.5)27.95 (16.2, 35.5)0.918
Male (n, percentage)86 (64.7%)13 (72.2%)0.528
CRP (mg/L)80 (45.9, 111.0)121.5 (82.9, 148.2)0.026
PCT (ng/mL)0.5 (0.2, 1.2)1.2 (0.3, 3.1)0.09
WBC (×109/L)14.3 (11.5, 19.0)15.2 (11.8, 26.1)0.789
NEUT (×109/L)8.9 (6.5, 11.9)10.7 (8.3, 16.2)0.325
LYM (×109/L)3.7 (2.6, 6.0)2.9 (0.9, 6.5)0.03
MONO (×109/L)0.9 (0.6, 1.3)1.0 (0.5, 1.5)0.945
PLT (×109/L)383 (310.5, 493.5)372.5 (229.7, 459.7)0.308
NLR2.5 (1.5, 3.5)3.7 (1.5, 13.1)0.012

Note. CRP, C-reactive protein; PCT, procalcitonin; WBC, white blood cells; NEUT, neutrophil; LYM, lymphocyte; MONO, monocytes; PLT, platelet; NLR, neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio. The data are presented as Median (interquartile spacing) or number (%).