Diagnostic significance of complete blood cell count and hemogram-derived markers for neonatal sepsis at Southwest Public Hospitals, Ethiopia

Table 2 Comparisons of complete blood count values and hemogram derive novel markers between neonates diagnosed with sepsis and neonates without sepsis

Hematological parameters and hemogram-derived markers	Suspected neonatal sepsis	Control group	P value
RBC	3.58 ± 0.8	4.46 ± 0.61	< 0.001
RDWCV	14.9 ± 2.6	13.27 ± 1.67	< 0.001
WBC	12.58 ± 3.75	8.35 ± 2.77	< 0.001
NEUTR	8.66 ± 3.05	5.2 ± 2.37	< 0.001
LYMPH	1.097 ± 0.64	2.23 ± 1.11	< 0.001
MONO	2.08 ± 1.59	0.29 ± 0.69	< 0.001
EOS	0.67 ± 0.38	0.6 ± 0.35	0.44
PLT	189.78 ± 56.56	244.7 ± 95.3	< 0.001
MPV	13.43 ± 5.3	10.35 ± 1.06	< 0.001
NLR	8.29 ± 18.02	3.96 ± 5.59	< 0.001
PLR	449.11 ± 996.92	161.2 ± 165.4	< 0.001
MLR	6.14 ± 16.88	0.17 ± 0.57	< 0.001
RPR	0.085 ± 0.03	0.06 ± 0.02	< 0.001
LMR	10.59 ± 20.84	53.9 ± 91.36	0.061
MPVPCR	0.081 ± 0.05	0.05 ± 0.02	< 0.001

Data are expressed as mean ± SD, P < 0.05 is significant. RBC: Red blood cell; RDWCV: RBC distribution width coefficient variation; WBC: White blood cell; NEUTR: Neutrophils; LYMPH: Lymphocyte; MONO: Monocyte; EOS: Eosinophils; PLT: Platelet count; MPV: Mean platelet volume; NLR: Neutrophils to lymphocyte ratio; PLR: Platelet to lymphocyte ratio; MLR: Monocyte to lymphocyte ratio; RPR: RBC width to platelet count ratio; LMR: Lymphocyte to monocyte count ratio; MPVPCR: MPV to platelet count ratio; SD: Standard deviation.