Clinical factors predicting rotavirus diarrhea in children: A cross-sectional study from two hospitals

Table 2 Descriptive values of the laboratory findings

Variable	Reference range	Non rotavirus	Rotavirus
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	10.5-14.0	13.49 (± 16.0)	13.0 (± 11.3)
White blood cell count (109 L)	6.0-17.5	14.54 (4.21-42.07)	11.72 (2.86-38.6)
Basophils (%)	0-0.75	0 (0-1)	0 (0-1)
Eosinophils (%)	1-3	0 (0-5)	0 (0-5)
Band neutrophils (%)	3-5	3 (2-12)	3 (1-8)
Segment neutrophils (%)	54-62	62 (20-90)	51 (15-92)
Total neutrophils (%)	58-66	65 (23-93)	54 (18-95)
Lymphocytes (%)	25-33	27 (3-69)	37 (3-75)
Monocytes (%)	3-7	7 (3-13)	7 (1-15)
Absolute lymphocyte count	4000-10500	3354.6 (290.1-15356)	4232.8 (459-24532.2)
Absolute neutrophils count	1500-8500	8662 (1768.7-32814.6)	6100 (972.4-27898)
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio	Male: 1.48-6.37; Female: 1.22-5.59	2.5 (0-31)	2 (0-32)
Lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio	Male: 11.12-26.82; Female: 16.08-28.18	4.29 (0.38-16.50)	5.29 (0.50-54)
Platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio	Male: 132.07-178.53; Female: 132.46-181.90	96.7 (20.5-722)	98 (15.89-969)
Thrombocyte count (μ/mm3)	150000-350000	350000 (109800-1099000)	381000 (115000-1094000)
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (mm/hour)	0-10	12 (2-215)	14 (1-68)
Random blood glucose (mg/dL)	60-100	94.5 (48-238)	85 (15-160)
Sodium (mmol/L)	134-143	136 (113-154)	135 (124-165)
Potassium (mmol/L)	4.1-5.3	4 (1.6-5.9)	4 (1.4-7.1)
Chloride (mmol/L)	98-106	100 (34.5-134)	101 (9.7-141)