Association of the Resistin Gene Promoter Region Polymorphism with Kawasaki Disease in Chinese Children

Table 1

Comparison of laboratory characteristic of patients and control groups.

	KD (cKD and iKD 𝑛=91)	Controls (𝑛=115)	𝑃
Age at diagnosis (yr)	3.31±2.74	2.10±1.04	0.232
Sex (male/female)	58/33	75/40	0.557
Hemoglobin (g/L)	103.60±8.86	124.02±16.84	<0.001
Platelet (10^3/uL)	427.24±162.57	255.87±43.49	<0.001
WBC (10^3/uL)	13.02±6.06	7.35±1.40	<0.001
RBC (10^6/mm^3)	3.97±0.49	4.43±0.29	<0.001
AST (U/L)	57.05±86.80	17.60±6.49	<0.001
ALT (U/L)	85.19±107.69	27.6±6.80	<0.001
CRP (mg/dL)	47.29±51.61	4.39±1.30	<0.001
ESR (mm/hr)	55.97±27.21	7.89±3.30	<0.001
Resistin (ng/mL)	22.24±14.32	8.24±7.88	<0.001

Notes: KD, Kawasaki disease; yr, year; WBC, white blood cell counts; CRP, C-reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; red blood cells counts (RBC); alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level; aspartate aminotransferase (AST). P value is for comparison between control and patients.