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Table 2 Laboratory data of acute and chronic ITP patients

From: IL-23/Th17 pathway and IL-17A gene polymorphism in Egyptian children with immune thrombocytopenic purpura

Parameter

ITP

p-value

Acute (< 3 m)

(N = 26)

Chronic (> 12 m)

(N = 28)

Median (range)

Median (range)

Hb (gm/dL)

9 (8–11)

9 (7–11.5)

0.713

WBCs (× 109/L)

6.2 (4–9.7)

6 (4.5–9)

0.593

PLTs (× 109/L)

19 (9–55)

23 (11–67)

0.789

Th17 (%)

1.7 (1–3.6)

2.1 (1–3.6)

0.467

IL-23 (pg/mL)

183.6 (110.3–345.7)

219 (109.6–353.3)

0.662

IL-17A (pg/mL)

82.1 (42.3–191.9)

117.6 (40.7–173.9)

0.961

  1. N number, Hb hemoglobin, WBCs white blood cells, PLTs platelets