Research Article
The Utility of Platelet Indices in Predicting Multiorgan Dysfunction in Scrub Typhus
Table 5
qSOFA scores in relation to clinical and laboratory variables.
| | Variables | 0 (n = 109) | 1 (n = 71) | 2 (n = 9) | Significance |
| | Age (median) | 37 | 34 | 21 | 0.71 | | Duration of symptoms (days) | 8.7 ± 4.0 | 9.7 ± 3.9 | 7.8 ± 3.8 | 0.16 | | Duration of stay (days) | 4.8 ± 2.0 | 4.8 ± 1.3 | 6.2 ± 3.4 | 0.11 | | Pulse rate (beats/min) | 92.4 ± 14.9 | 93.7 ± 13.5 | 95.1 ± 14.4 | 0.77 | | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 110.2 ± 14.1 | 111.8 ± 24.7 | 86.6 ± 11.1 | 0.001 | | Respiratory rate (breaths/min) | 11.0 ± 7.7 | 22.7 ± 13.3 | 24.8 ± 3.8 | <0.001 | | Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.7 ± 0.3 | 0.7 ± 0.4 | 0.6 ± 0.3 | 0.52 | | Aspartate aminotransferase (IU/L) | 77.4 ± 66.2 | 96.8 ± 79.3 | 88.4 ± 102.0 | <0.001 | | Alanine aminotransferase (IU/L) | 76.3 ± 60.3 | 91.3 ± 74.7 | 157.0 ± 86.6 | 0.003 | | Alkaline phosphatase (IU/L) | 124.3 ± 93.1 | 130.4 ± 63.0 | 181.1 ± 48.0 | 0.13 | | Serum protein (g/dL) | 6.8 ± 0.8 | 6.8 ± 0.9 | 6.2 ± 0.5 | 0.16 | | Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 12.7 ± 2.4 | 12.0 ± 2.2 | 10.6 ± 2.8 | 0.21 | | WBC ×109/L | 8.672 ± 5.346 | 10.484 ± 5.088 | 7.055 ± 3.141 | 0.03 | | Platelets ×109/L | 144.820 ± 81.294 | 161.600 ± 91.269 | 141.500 ± 52.915 | 0.41 | | PDW | 17.2 ± 1.3 | 17.3 ± 1.0 | 18.2 ± 0.5 | 0.60 | | MPV (fL) | 5.9 ± 1.1 | 6.5 ± 1.4 | 5.5 ± 0.3 | 0.12 | | PCT (%) | 0.10 ± 0.10 | 0.10 ± 0.13 | 0.11 ± 0.02 | 0.65 | | ICU admission (n) | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0.64 | | Meningitis (n) | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0.90 | | Acute respiratory distress syndrome (n) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 | | Acute kidney injury (n) | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0.44 | | Shock (n) | 0 | 5 | 4 | <0.001 | | Hepatitis (n) | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0.99 | | Mortality (n) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.94 |
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