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Table 1 Description of the demographic characteristics and diagnosis of brucellosis patients

From: Key immunity characteristics of diverse stages of brucellosis in rural population from Inner Mongolia, China

 

Acute (n = 137)

Chronic (n = 316)

Healthy (n = 146)

Inapparent (n = 35)

Recovery (n = 99)

P-value

Subgrouping criteria

 Epidemiologic exposure history

+

+

 ± 

+

+

–

 Symptoms and signs

+

+

−

+

+

–

 Rose Bengal Plate agglutination Test

+

+

+

+ 

+

–

 Standard agglutination test

+

+

+

+ 

+

–

 Holding time (Months)

 ≤ 6

 > 6

−

Unknown

Unknown

–

 Medication history

+ 

+ 

−

−

+ 

–

Demographic features

 Gender (Male/Female)

95/42

240/76

105/41

26/9

77/22

0.519

 Age (Years)

50.65 ± 11.36

53.28 ± 9.33

49.38 ± 12.90

46.71 ± 10.37

51.01 ± 10.01

 < 0.001

Hematology

 Red blood cells (× 1012/L)

4.98 ± 0.59

4.96 ± 0.57

4.92 ± 0.75

5.04 ± 0.51

5.04 ± 0.49

0.567

 Hemoglobin (g/L)

146.41 ± 20.60

149.54 ± 16.23

146.58 ± 22.32

150.69 ± 16.39

150.98 ± 15.25

0.157

 White blood cells (× 109/L)

5.48 ± 1.46

5.64 ± 1.52

5.82 ± 1.59

5.94 ± 1.46

5.93 ± 1.69

0.127

 Lymphocyte (× 109/L)

1.94 ± 0.61

1.87 ± 0.58

1.88 ± 0.60

1.85 ± 0.43

1.97 ± 0.66

0.493

 Neutrophil (× 109/L)

2.95 ± 1.38

3.27 ± 1.33

3.45 ± 1.42

3.67 ± 1.30

3.57 ± 1.30

0.001

 Platelets (× 109/L)

171.92 ± 67.54

169.96 ± 65.17

172.79 ± 61.00

170.97 ± 55.86

157.38 ± 49.38

0.361

 Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio

1.62 ± 0.91

1.85 ± 0.89

1.98 ± 1.06

2.08 ± 0.97

1.98 ± 1.11

0.009

 Platelets/lymphocyte ratio

81.64 ± 25.68

86.84 ± 24.60

84.42 ± 24.60

84.85 ± 18.09

86.37 ± 36.90

0.449

Serum biochemistry

 Alanine transaminase (U/L)

31.28 ± 27.83

28.02 ± 19.05

26.93 ± 16.24

26.74 ± 21.72

32.90 ± 20.88

0.107

  1. + means have or the test is positive, − means have not or the test is negative