Research Article

Expression of Nitric Oxide Synthase and Nitric Oxide Levels in Peripheral Blood Cells and Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein Levels in Saliva as Early Markers of Severe Dengue

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of dengue patients and samples collected for analysis at the admission ().

DF patients ()SD patients () values

Gender (male %/female %)68/3285/15
Age (years)34 (18-60)29 (19-60)0.75
Platelet (×1000 cells/mm3)0.57
Hematocrit (%)0.98
Hemoglobin (g/dL)0.31
White blood cells (×1000 cells/mm3)0.39
Neutrophils (%)0.19
Lymphocytes (%)0.08
Eosinophils (%)0.88
AST (U/L)0.29
ALT (U/L)0.43