Table 2 Laboratory features in study population
From: Blackwater fever in Congolese children: a report of clinical, laboratory features and risk factors
Haemoglobinuria | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive (n = 43) | Negative (n = 86) | All (n = 129) | OR (IC95%) | P | |
Haemoglobin (g/dl) | < 0.001 | ||||
• patholigical (< 10) | 33(76.7) | 10(11.6) | 43(33.3) | 25.08 (9.54–65.96) | |
• normal | 10(23.3) | 76(88.4) | 86(66.7) | 1 | |
Haematocrit (%) | < 0.001 | ||||
• pathological (<30) | 33(76.7) | 10(11.6) | 43(33.3) | 25.08 (9.54–65.96) | |
• normal | 10(23.3) | 76(88.4) | 86(66.7) | 1 | |
Platelets (number/mm 3 ) | NS | ||||
• pathological | 3(7.0) | 5(5.8) | 8(6.2) | 1.21 (0.18–6.60) | |
• normal | 40(93.0) | 81(94.2) | 121(93.8) | 1 | |
Urea(mmol/L) | < 0.001 | ||||
• pathological | 16(37.2) | 5(5.8) | 21(16.3) | 9.6 (3.21–28.68) | |
• normal | 27(62.8) | 81(94.2) | 108(83.7) | 1 | |
Creatinine (mmol/L) | < 0.001 | ||||
• pathological | 7(16.3) | 0(0) | 7(5.5) | 16.17 (1.97–753.3) | |
• normal | 36(83.7) | 85(100) | 121(94.5) | 1 | |
Total bilirubin (mg/dl) | 0.011 | ||||
• pathological | 12(27.9) | 9(10.5) | 21(16.3) | 3.31 (1.27–8.65) | |
• normal | 31(72.1) | 77(89.5) | 108(83.7) | 1 | |