Table 2. The mean laboratory values at initial presentation in patients with NFKD and BCL

Variables	NFKD		BCL		P value	Reference
WBC (× 103 cells/μL)	16.4 (12.4–18.8)	(n = 57)	19.0 (14.0–24.3)	(n = 78)	0.01	[14]
	19.3 (8.4–39.4)	(n = 28)	15.1 (4.5–29.3)	(n = 28)	0.047	[17]
	18.1 ± 6.1	(n = 34)	14.1 ± 74.5	(n = 45)	< 0.05	[18]
	13.3 (6.6–24.2)	(n = 12)				[20]
	18.0 ± 6.4	(n = 14)	12.7 ± 7.2	(n = 24)	0.043	[21]
	7.1 ± 2.7	(n = 47)	8.8 ± 2.0	(n = 56)	< 0.01	[22]
	15.7 ± 5.1	(n = 51)	14.5 ± 8.8	(n = 63)	0.384	[23]
	18.0 (9.3–35.2)	(n = 35)	13.4 (4.4–26.2)	(n = 14)	0.014	[24]
ANC (× 103 cells/μL)	12.5 (9.1–15.6)	(n = 57)	12.5 (8.9–16.4)	(n = 78)	0.8	[14]
	15.0 (3.4–29.7)	(n = 28)	9.6 (0.7–24.5)	(n = 28)	0.018	[17]
	14.2 ± 5.7	(n = 34)	9.2 ± 6.7	(n = 45)	< 0.05	[18]
	14.4 ± 5.6	(n = 14)	8.1 ± 5.2	(n = 24)	0.003	[21]
	0.32 ± 0.16	(n = 47)	0.52 ± 0.11	(n = 56)	< 0.01	[22]
	74.1 ± 13.5 (%)	(n = 51)	62.0 ± 18.8 (%)	(n = 63)	< 0.001	[23]
	14.4(7.7–30.6)	(n = 35)	8.9 (2.0–12.2)	(n = 14)	0.003	[24]
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	11.5(9.1–13.2)	(n = 28)	11.6 (10.0–14.7)	(n = 28)	0.690	[17]
	11.7 ± 1.1	(n = 34)	11.9 ± 0.9	(n = 45)	≥ 0.05	[18]
	12.6 ± 1.9	(n = 47)	13.2 ± 1.6	(n = 56)	< 0.01	[22]
	11.3 ± 0.9	(n = 51)	12.0 ± 1.1	(n = 63)	< 0.001	[23]
	11.7 (6.6–12.8)	(n = 35)	11.8 (10.5–14.7)	(n = 14)	0.15	[24]
Platelet (× 103 cells/μL)	383 (301–460)	(n = 57)	433 (336–558)	(n = 78)	0.02	[14]
	313 (73–685)	(n = 28)	299 (151–436)	(n = 28)	0.808	[17]
	323 ± 78	(n = 34)	310 ± 77	(n = 45)	≥ 0.05	[18]
	302 ± 113	(n = 14)	317 ± 131	(n = 24)	n.s.	[21]
	361 ± 107	(n = 51)	312 ± 129	(n = 63)	0.031	[23]
	331 (110–1,024)	(n = 35)	328 (138–598)	(n = 14)	0.82	[24]
ESR (mm/h)	79 (64–112)	(n = 57)	48 (31–69)	(n = 78)	0.0001	[14]
	69 (9–120)	(n = 28)	45 (5–120)	(n = 28)	0.001	[17]
	71.1 ± 29.8	(n = 34)	56.6 ± 31.3	(n = 45)	< 0.05	[18]
	32.2 ± 8.9	(n = 47)	26.2 ±7.9	(n = 56)	< 0.01	[22]
	67.4 ± 20.7	(n = 51)	49.4 ± 26.4	(n = 63)	< 0.001	[23]
CRP (mg/dL)	13.7 (7.1–21.8)	(n = 57)	6.1 (3.1–12.1)	(n = 78)	0.01	[14]
	10.7 (2.8–26.3)	(n = 28)	4.4 (0.4–18.7)	(n = 28)	< 0.001	[17]
	9.6 ± 5.1	(n = 34)	6.3 ± 6.6	(n = 45)	< 0.05	[18]
	10.4 (0.9–23.5)	(n = 12)				[20]
	10.6 ± 4.9	(n = 14)	5.2 ± 3.4	(n = 24)	< 0.001	[21]
	2.4 ± 0.7	(n = 47)	0.98 ± 0.05	(n = 56)	< 0.01	[22]
	9.3 ± 4.4	(n = 51)	5.8 ± 4.5	(n = 63)	< 0.001	[23]
	7.6 (1.4–17.52)	(n = 35)	4.1 (0.9–18.9)	(n = 14)	0.031	[24]
AST (IU/L)	153 (21–523)	(n = 28)	44 (20–294)	(n = 28)	0.206	[17]
	81.6 ± 150.8	(n = 34)	39.3 ± 35.7	(n = 45)	≥ 0.05	[18]
	143 ± 207	(n = 14)	31 ± 13	(n = 24)	0.018	[21]
	26.7 ± 9.5	(n = 47)	23.7 ± 8.0	(n = 56)	< 0.01	[22]
	134.3 ± 304.6	(n = 51)	37.4 ± 39.1	(n = 63)	0.028	[23]
	29 (19–1,909)	(n = 35)	27 (17–497)	(n = 14)	0.27	[24]
ALT (IU/L)	27 (19–76)	(n = 57)	15 (9–21)	(n = 78)	0.0001	[14]
	103 (7–560)	(n = 28)	35 (6–392)	(n = 28)	0.253	[17]
	84.4 ± 138.9	(n = 34)	26.8 ± 39.3	(n = 45)	≥ 0.05	[18]
	106 ± 150	(n = 14)	23 ± 17	(n = 24)	n.s.	[21]
	26.0 ± 10.5	(n = 47)	21.4 ± 6.1	(n = 56)	< 0.01	[22]
	118.7 ± 234.2	(n = 51)	24.9 ± 54.8	(n = 63)	0.007	[23]
	14 (7–839)	(n = 35)	12 (7–280)	(n = 14)	0.35	[24]
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.73 (0.35–3.05)	(n = 35)	0.49 (0.21–0.97)	(n = 14)	0.003	[24]
GGT (IU/L)	29 (21–133)	(n = 57)	22 (19–24)	(n = 78)	0.047	[14]
	33.4 ± 15.5	(n = 47)	47.2 ± 18.3	(n = 56)	< 0.01	[22]
	65.0 ± 99.1	(n = 51)	20.3 ± 48.3	(n = 63)	0.004	[23]
Sodium (mEq/L)	134 (126–139)	(n = 35)	137 (130–140)	(n = 14)	0.004	[24]
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.27 ± 0.09	(n = 34)	0.31 ± 0.13	(n = 45)	≥ 0.05	[18]
BUN (mg/dL)	7.6 ± 3.0	(n = 34)	8.7 ± 3.1	(n = 45)	≥ 0.05	[18]
LD (IU/L)	646 (399–1,219)	(n = 28)	621 (360–1,187)	(n = 28)	0.693	[17]
	685 ± 332	(n = 14)	637 ± 360	(n = 24)	n.s.	[21]
NT pro-BNP (pg/mL)	1,340.0 ± 2,505.6	(n = 34)	127.5 ± 122.0	(n = 45)	< 0.05	[18]
BNP (pg/mL)	76.8 ± 129.1	(n = 51)	26.9 ± 17.2	(n = 63)	0.231	[23]
	21.1 (2.0–206.4)	(n = 35)	8.0 (3.7–30.5)	(n = 14)	0.002	[24]

NFKD: node-first presentation of Kawasaki disease; BCL: bacterial cervical lymphadenitis; WBC: white blood cell; ANC: absolute neutrophil count; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP: C-reactive protein; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; GGT: γ-glutamyl transpeptidase; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; LD: lactate dehydrogenase; NT-proBNP: N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide; BNP: brain natriuretic peptide.