Research Article
Evaluation of Hematocrit in Adults with Dengue by a Laboratory Information System
Table 1
Baseline characteristics and red blood cell parameters among 163 patients with confirmed viral dengue infection.
| | Characteristics | All | Men (n = 88) | Women (n = 75) | value | | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) |
| | Age (years) | 24.0 (19.0–36.0) | 23.0 (20.0–33.5) | 26.0 (19.0–39.0) | 0.254 | | Dengue severity | | | | | | Nonsevere dengue, n (%) | 133 (81.6) | 71 (80.7) | 62 (82.7) | 0.902 | | Severe dengue, n (%) | 30 (18.4) | 17 (19.3) | 13 (17.3) | | | Analytic TAT (min) | 40.0 (30.0–53.0) | 40.0 (30.0–53.0) | 41.0 (30.0–55.0) | 0.440 | | Red blood cell parameters | | | | | | Hgb, mean (SD) (g/dl) | 13.4 (1.9) | 14.2 (1.8) | 12.3 (1.4) | <0.001 | | Hct, mean (SD) (%) | 40.3 (5.2) | 42.6 (5.1) | 37.3 (3.8) | <0.001 | | RBC (×1012/l) | 4.9 (4.5–5.4) | 5.2 (4.8–5.8) | 4.6 (4.3–5.0) | <0.001 | | MCV (fl) | 82.5 (76.3–88.0) | 83.0 (77.0–88.8) | 81.7 (76.1–87.3) | 0.002 | | MCH (pg/RBC) | 27.6 (25.3–29.4) | 28.0 (25.7–29.9) | 27.0 (25.1–29.1) | <0.001 | | MCHC (g/dl of RBC) | 4.9 (4.5–5.4) | 5.2 (4.8–5.8) | 4.6 (4.3–5.0) | <0.001 | | RDW (%) | 14.2 (13.7–15.2) | 14.3 (13.8–15.2) | 14.2 (13.6–15.1) | 0.120 | | WBC (×103/μl) | 4.8 (3.0–6.4) | 4.8 (3.1–6.6) | 4.7 (2.9–6.2) | 0.121 | | PLT (×103/μl) | 95.0 (53.0–178.0) | 88.0 (50.0–169.0) | 103.0 (58.0–200.0) | 0.027 | | MPV (fl) | 8.0 (7.3–9.3) | 8.1 (7.3–9.6) | 7.9 (7.3–9.0) | 0.091 |
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Hgb = hemoglobin; Hct = hematocrit; RBC = red blood cell count; MCV = mean cell volume; MCH = mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC = mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; RDW = red cell distribution width; WBC = white blood cell count; PLT = platelet count; MPV = mean platelet volume; TAT = turnaround time.
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