Research Article

The Relationship between Retinol-Binding Protein 4 and Markers of Inflammation and Thrombogenesis in Children with Kawasaki Disease

Table 2

Correlations of RBP4 with clinical and laboratory variables in KD patients.

KD ()KD-NCALs ()KD-CALs ()

Time point of IVIG (day)0.2870.0280.6240.0010.0410.815
WBC (103/μL)-0.1360.445-0.0250.934-0.2730.231
Plt (103/μL)-0.1230.4690.2000.475-0.1020.652
Hb (g/L)0.3780.0020.3030.1500.3590.027
N% (%)-0.2990.018-0.4650.022-0.4080.011
L% (%)0.3270.0090.4890.0150.4080.011
MPV (fL)-0.2790.028-0.5850.003-0.1110.509
PDW (fL)0.0630.749-0.2200.6010.1830.439
CRP (mg/dL)#-0.3290.016-0.2620.251-0.5470.001
ESR (mm/hour)-0.0180.900-0.1690.4530.1130.552
Pct (ng/mL)-0.1460.2690.0010.995-0.2730.107
AST (U/L)0.0090.946-0.1170.6040.1080.524
ALT (U/L)-0.3050.0190.0020.994-0.4450.006
CK-MB (U/L)-0.0650.675-0.1910.4620.1200.550
NLR (103/μL/103/μL)#-0.3110.014-0.4660.022-0.4050.012
PLR (103/μL/103/μL)-0.1580.506-0.0960.821-0.2030.527
PT (s)-0.3930.002-0.3850.070-0.5170.001
APTT (s)-0.0710.608-0.1090.6200.0580.757
Fbg (g/L)-0.2720.034-0.3030.159-0.3190.051
TT (s)0.0950.4670.1980.3660.2190.186
DD (mg/L)-0.2800.035-0.2960.171-0.3280.059
BMI (kg/m2)0.0090.9570.0930.7130.0200.927

Abbreviations: IVIG: immunoglobulin intravenous; WBC: white blood cell counts; Plt: platelet counts; Hb: hemoglobin; N%: percentage of neutrophils; L%: percentage of leukomonocytes; MPV: mean platelet volume; PDW: platelet distribution width; CRP: C-reactive protein; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; Pct: procalcitonin; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; CK-MB: creatine kinase-MB; PT: prothrombin time; APTT: activated partial thromboplastin time; Fbg: fibrinogen; TT: thrombin time; DD: D-dimer; NLR: neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; PLR: platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio; BMI: body mass index. #Logarithmic transformation of non-normal distribution. .