Serum Ferritin: A Backstage Weapon in Diagnosis of Dengue Fever

Table 1

Comparative analysis of pertinent parameters for the dengue and nondengue cohort.

	Dengue,				Nondengue,
Label	Mean	SD	Median	Interquartile; range	Mean	SD	Median	Interquartile; range
Ferritin, ng/mL	3492.56	3282.96	2745	1574–3452	470.01	351.96	344.15	157–815.2	<0.0001
CRP, mg/L	19.77	16.17	18.2	5–27.1	105.50	131.24	47.55	6.3–189	0.040
TC, number per cumm	4244.78	2879.40	3300	2500–4400	9497.22	4526.15	8250	6200–14100	0.0001
Platelet, number per cumm	87130.43	70978.42	60000	35000–140000	200444.44	101601.43	182500	140000–230000	0.0002
Albumin, gm/dL	3.46	0.39	3.5	3.1–3.8	3.28	0.61	3.4	3.2–3.7	0.51
SGOT, U/L	200.5	175.5	121.5	98–219.75	63.50	45.62	52	29.29–84.25	0.001
SGPT, U/L	130.53	99.6	107	65–159	62.55	91.00	32	25–45	0.015

considered as statistically significant and computed by Mann–Whitney test or unpaired -test.