Table 2: Characteristics of children with newly diagnosed/persistent ITP vs children with chronic ITP on initial assessment.
n (%), median (range) | Newly diagnosed/persistent ΙΤΡ (n = 39) | chronic ΙΤΡ (n = 6) | p value |
Age (months) | 54 (1.4, 180) | 75 (36, 168) | 0.28* |
Sex (boys), | 19 (48.72%) | 5 (83.33%) | 0.126** |
WBC (c/μL) | 10000 (4730, 18200) | 8250 (2600, 16200) | 0.5* |
EO (c/μL)(%) | 2.15 (0, 11) | 4 (3, 8) | 0.025* |
PLT (c/μL) | 7000 (200, 86000) | 5500 (2000, 41000) | 0.87* |
PLT < 10000 c/μL | 25/(64.1%) | 4 (66.67%) | 0.642** |
Hgb (gr/dL) | 12.4 (8.7, 15.1) | 12.7 (10.6, 13) | 0.76* |
Hct (%) | 37.2 (26.2, 46.9) | 38.1 (31.9, 39.5) | 0.77* |
Mucosal bleeding | 15 (38.5%) | 4 (66.67%) | 0. 195** |
Vaccination | 5 (12.8%) | 1 (16.67%) | 0,609** |
Infection | 23 (59%) | 3 (50%) | 0.476** |
Spring season | 14 (35.9%) | 3 (50%) | 0.407** |
*Mann-Whitney U-test; **Fisher's exact test.