Table 4.
Comparison oflaboratory investigations between case and control groups.
|
| Variable |
Case Group |
Control Group |
Total |
X2 Value |
P Value (Sig) |
|
|
| Leucopenia |
Positive |
21 (24.1%) |
4 (4.7%) |
25 (14.5%) |
13.284 |
0.000
(VHS) |
|
| Negative |
66 (75.9%) |
82 (95.3%) |
148 (85.5%) |
|
|
| Neutropenia |
Positive |
12 (13.8%) |
5 (5.8%) |
17 (9.8%) |
3.107 |
0.078
(NS) |
|
| Negative |
75 (86.2%) |
81 (94.2%) |
156 (90.2%) |
|
|
| Lymphopenia |
Positive |
53 (60.9%) |
21 (24.4%) |
74 (42.8%) |
23.540 |
0.000
(VHS) |
|
| Negative |
34 (39.1%) |
65 (75.6%) |
99 (57.2%) |
|
|
| Eosinocytopenia |
Positive |
35 (40.2%) |
25 (29.1%) |
60 (34.7%) |
2.378 |
0.123
(NS) |
|
| Negative |
52 (59.8%) |
61 (70.9%) |
113 (65.3%) |
|
|
| Monocytosis |
Positive |
2 (2.3%) |
14 (16.3%) |
16 (9.2%) |
10.071 |
0.002 (HS) |
|
| Negative |
85 (97.7%) |
72 (83.7%) |
157 (90.8%) |
|
|
| High CRP |
Positive |
64 (73.6%) |
58 (67.4%) |
122 (70.5%) |
0.780 |
0.377
(NS) |
|
| Negative |
23 (26.4%) |
28 (32.6%) |
51 (29.5%) |
|
|
| Serum Ferritin |
Positive |
44 (50.6%) |
11 (12.8%) |
55 (31.8%) |
28.473 |
0.001
(VHS) |
|
| Negative |
43 (49.4%) |
75 (87.2%) |
118 (68.2%) |
|
|
| High ALT |
Positive |
25 (28.7%) |
7 (8.1%) |
32 (18.5%) |
12.169 |
0.000
(VHS) |
|
| Negative |
62 (71.3%) |
79 (91.9%) |
141 (81.5%) |
|
|
| High AST |
Positive |
20 (23.0%) |
5 (5.8%) |
25 (14.5%) |
10.319 |
0.001
(VHS) |
|
| Negative |
67 (77.0%) |
81 (94.2%) |
148 (85.5%) |
|
|
VHS: Very highly Significant NS: Non-Significant HS: Highly Significant.
|
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