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Table 2 Characteristics of infants < 8 months with and without CAA during the acute phase of KD

From: Blood routine risk factors for coronary artery aneurysm in infants younger than 8 months with Kawasaki disease

Characteristic

CAA (N = 37)

Normal CA (N = 41)

P-value

Age (months)

2.4 (1.8;3.7)

3.0 (2.0; 4.9)

0.156

Male sex

19 (51.4%)

27 (65.9%)

0.194

Incomplete KD

15 (40.5%)

14 (34.1%)

0.560

Days of fever before IVIG infusion

5 (4; 6)

5 (4; 6)

0.885

IVIG resistance

7 (18.9%)

2 (4.9%)

0.113

Peak WBC (109/L)

20.64 (15.09; 27.52)

17.42 (13.40; 19.33)

0.052

Peak percentage neutrophils

0.69 ± 0.12

0.61 ± 0.13

0.007

Peak NLR

3.08 (2.37; 5.15)

2.46 (1.46; 3.57)

0.013

NLR after IVIG

0.58 (0.32; 1.41)

0.67 (0.30; 1.24)

0.673

Peak hemoglobin (g/L)

83.94 ± 10.26

87.71 ± 9.77

0.104

Peak platelet count (109/L)

793.0 (576.5; 962.5)

659.0 (562.0;758.5)

0.015

Peak CRP (mg/L)

75.5 (50.0; 135.3)

84.0 (59.5; 104.7)

0.702

Laboratory data on the 1st day

 WBC count (109/L)

15.48 (10.78;18.66)

12.50 (9.00; 14.88)

0.045

 Percentage neutrophils

0.61 ± 0.13

0.55 ± 0.17

0.113

 NLR

2.11 (1.47;3.05)

2.10 (1.18; 2.75)

0.243

 Hemoglobin (g/L)

116.60 ± 15.54

115.53 ± 14.21

0.757

 Platelet count (109/L)

366.2 ± 146.5

320.2 ± 97.0

0.106

 CRP (mg/L)

43.3 (15.3; 68.0)

29.0 (15.1; 61.5)

0.381

Laboratory data on the 5th day

 WBC count (109/L)

14.44 (9.76; 20.33)

12.69 (8.73; 17.25)

0.070

 Percentage neutrophils

0.55 ± 0.20

0.47 ± 0.19

0.095

 NLR

2.03 (0.62; 3.33)

1.26 (0.66; 2.00)

0.073

 Hemoglobin (g/L)

97.78 ± 17.30

101.78 ± 16.55

0.303

 Platelet count (109/L)

452.7 ± 200.6

398.3 ± 143.8

0.172

 CRP (mg/L)

45.85 (33. 5; 96.5)

59.0 (36.8; 98.0)

0.614