Monocytes as an Early Predictor for Patients with Acute Paraquat Poisoning: A Retrospective Analysis

Table 2

General characteristics upon arrival stratified according to monocyte count.

	Monocyte ≤1	Monocyte >1	P value
	(n=90)	(n=19)
Age (years)	37.00 (27.00)	43.00 (28.00)	0.701
Gender (male/female)	40/50	7/12	0.543
Time from ingestion to gastric lavage (h)	1.00 (1.00)	1.00 (1.00)	0.617
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT, U/L)	28.15 (13.38)	32.50 (16.70)	0.088
Creatinine (μmol/L)	72.00 (31.75)	139.00 (49.00)	<0.001
Alveolar oxygen partial pressure (Pa mmHg)	92.34 ±9.84	87.00 ±10.51	0.036
Plasma PQ concentration (ng/mL)	1.45 (2.63)	7.80 (18.10)	<0.001

PQ: paraquat. Note. Continuous variables are presented as means ± SD or median (interquartile range) and categorical variable is presented as number.