Table 2 Summary of quantitative variables
From: The Acute Chest Syndrome in Cameroonian children living with sickle cell disease
Variable | Min | Max | Mean | SD | Median | IQR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) N = 21 | 0.92 | 16 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 3.4–7 |
HbS (%) N = 7 | 55 | 86 | 75.1 | 11.9 | 77.9 | 66–86 |
HbF (%) N = 7 | 6.4 | 21.9 | 14.6 | 6.0 | 14.8 | 9.7–19.7 |
Leukocytes (/mm3) N = 18 | 10600 | 73900 | 32479.4 | 17862.3 | 30295 | 19050–37875 |
Neutrophils (/mm3) N = 18 | 4800 | 51600 | 23476 | 11543.7 | 24100 | 11600–28100 |
Hemoglobinemia (g/dl) N = 18 | 4.9 | 8.4 | 6.48 | 1.15 | 6.25 | 5.4–7.6 |
Serum LDH (UI/l) N = 11 | 1307 | 10366 | 3452.3 | 2916.3 | 2093 | 1623–5301 |
Serum CRP (mg/l) N = 14 | 4.5 | 432 | 228.2 | 132.6 | 233.5 | 89–326 |
Leukocytesa (/mm3) N = 7 | 8300 | 39100 | 21557.2 | 11843.3 | 18900 | 11000–35200 |
Neutrophilsa (/mm3) N = 7 | 5800 | 29716 | 16319.3 | 10892.7 | 13400 | 6475–29100 |
Hemoglobinemiaa (g/dl) N = 7 | 7.5 | 13.9 | 9.6 | 2.3 | 9.4 | 7.5–10.6 |
Duration of oxygen therapy (days) N = 7 | 1 | 5 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 4 | 2–5 |
Duration of hospitalization (days) N = 21 | 3 | 12 | 6.8 | 3.1 | 6 | 5–9.5 |