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Table 2 Comparison of laboratory tests of patients with renal abscesses based in different age groups

From: Clinical assessment of children with renal abscesses presenting to the pediatric emergency department

Age (years)

 

0 to 6

 

7 to 18

 

Total

 

Laboratory data

N

Mean

SD

N

Mean

SD

N

Mean

SD

P value

WBC (× 109/L)

11

23902.73

11602.34

6

21545.00

9188.50

17

23070.59

10576.71

0.421

Hb (mg/dl)

11

11.26

1.06

6

11.95

1.26

17

11.51

1.15

0.266

Platelet count (× 109/L)

11

470.55

166.82

6

221.00

56.37

17

382.47

183.02

0.003a

CRP (mg/L)

11

116.8

80.2

6

25.14

11.93

17

164.3

113.4

0.027a

BUN (mg/dl)

5

9.62

8.41

3

11.33

7.09

8

10.26

7.46

0.655

Creatinine (mg/dl)

6

0.58

0.21

3

0.78

0.03

9

0.65

0.20

0.120

  1. WBC white blood count, Hb hemoglobin, CRP C-reactive protein, BUN blood urea nitrogen
  2. aStatistically significant by Kruskal–Wallis Test