Innate immunity – the hallmark of Helicobacter pylori infection in pediatric chronic gastritis

Table 2 Laboratory parameters in the two groups

Parameters	Study group, n = 48, mean ± SD (median)	Control group, n = 107, mean ± SD (median)	P value
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	13.70 ± 1.848 (13.35)	13.45 ± 1.394 (13.50)	0.930
Leucocytes (10³/µL)	7.950 ± 2.312 (7.81)	7.133 ± 2.394 (6.69)	0.011
Lymphocytes (10³/µL)	2.486 ± 0.6978 (2.51)	2.461 ± 0.7779 (2.43)	0.593
Neutrophils (10³/µL)	4.455 ± 2.130 (3.925)	3.813 ± 2.222 (3.290)	0.028
Eosinophils (10³/µL)	0.2894 ± 0.4060 (0.13)	0.2188 ± 0.2932 (0.11)	0.368
ESR (mm/h)	11.19 ± 9.546 (9.00)	9.327 ± 7.504 (7.00)	0.172
Iron µmol/L)	15.60 ± 6.941 (14.61)	15.59 ± 7.060 (14.94)	0.893
AST (U/L)	20.82 ± 6.756 (19.55)	22.95 ± 11.07 (20.40)	0.291
ALT (U/L)	12.65 ± 3.960 (12.00)	15.48 ± 11.55 (13.10)	0.044
GGT (U/L)	11.40 ± 3.331 (11.00)	12.63 ± 4.308 (12.00)	0.053
NLR	2.031 ± 1.478 (1.485)	1.756 ± 1.349 (1.320)	0.154

AST: Alanine aminotransferase; ALT: Aspartate aminotransferase; AESR: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; GGT: Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase; NLR: Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio, estimated significance value obtained from the non-parametric Mann-Whitney test.