Table 2 Biochemical characteristics of the enrolled patients, according to the degree of compromised myocardial function
From: Cardiac dysfunction in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: An Italian single-center study
Laboratory variable | All | Group A (n = 10) | Group B (n = 22) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
White blood cells (n°/mm3) | 9350 (6620–13,740) | 13.740 (11.073–17.555) | 7.130 (6.260–9.390) | 0.001 |
Neutrophil (n°/mm3) | 8050 (5240–11,770) | 12.150 (9.470–14.630) | 5.600 (4.875–8.235) | 0.001 |
Lymphocytes (n°/mm3) | 840 (650–1110) | 1.005 (720–1.620) | 750 (595–995) | ns |
Platelets (n°/mm3) | 165,000 (112750–219,500) | 185.500 (163.000–230.000) | 144.500 (102.000–191.000) | ns |
Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 10.8 (10.23–11.95) | 10.6 (10–12) | 11 (10–12) | ns |
Ferritin (μg/L) | 875 (389.25–1498.5) | 788 (374–1.924) | 1.007 (419–1.470) | ns |
C-reactive protein (mg/L) | 200.8 (119.48–279.3) | 283 (261–308) | 178 (92–241) | 0.008 |
Troponin T (ng/L) | 37 (14–74) | 72 (40–243) | 22 (8–49) | 0.01 |
NT-proB-type Natriuretic Peptide (ng/L) | 10,194.5 (1562–15,441.3) | 14.825 (11.340–17.810) | 5.921 (1.114–11.243) | 0.01 |
D-Dimer (μg/L) | 2777 (2126–5418) | 2.855 (2.195–4.996) | 2.756 (2.146–5019) | ns |
Iinterleukin-6 (ng/L) | 159 (97–405) | 253 (156–579) | 110 (96–155) | ns |