| Variable |
Case group |
Control group |
Normal value |
| |
Median |
Interquartile range |
Median |
Interquartile range |
| Platelet (K/µl) |
257 |
100 |
315.5 |
78 |
150-400 |
| PT (second) |
13 |
4.8 |
12.3 |
1.7 |
10-13 |
| INR |
1 |
0.46 |
0.93 |
0.16 |
0.8-1.2 |
| APTT(second) |
42 |
26 |
31.3 |
4.15 |
25-36 |
| Fibrinogen (mg/dl) |
320 |
232 |
241.5 |
72.75 |
200-400 |
|
| PT: Prothrombin Time; INR: International Normalization Ratio; APTT: Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time |
| Table 2: Comparison of mean rank of coagulation parameters of case and control groups using Mann-Whitney U test at JUSH chronic care center, southwest Ethiopia, from April to May, 2014. |
