Table 3. Selected biomarkers related to COVID-19 in the two study groups (n = 139); mean (days) ± standard deviation.

Variable	Study groups	Baseline	On discharge*	Week 12*
Lactose dehydrogenase (LDH)	AYUSH plus	403.6 ± 131.6	338.9 ± 109.7	318.7 ± 109.6
	SOC	446.7 ± 206.5	363.8 ± 115.2	381.9 ± 164.8
LDH Reference Range: 225–480 U/L
Ferritin	AYUSH plus	337.8 ± 280.3	257.7 ± 226.1	84.4 ± 70.2
	SOC	337.4 ± 278	201.8 ± 206	92.5 ± 89.3
Ferritin Reference Range: Male 30–350 ng/ml; Female 20–250 ng/ml
Procalcitonin	AYUSH plus	0.1 ± 0.1	0.1 ± 0.1	0.1 ± 0.2
	SOC	0.1 ± 0.04	0.1 ± 0.2	0.1 ± 0.2
Prolactin Reference Range: <0.2 ng/ml
C-reactive protein	AYUSH plus	20.83 ± 27.55	10.3 ± 19.1	6.3 ± 6.5
	SOC	25.5 ± 35.3	10.7 ± 12.5	6.39 ± 8.98
C-Reactive Protein Reference Range <3 mg/L
D-Dimer	AYUSH plus	462.5 ± 439.9	334 ± 224.9	297.3 ± 277.6
	SOC	523.2 ± 672.8	345.3 ± 324.2	317.9 ± 418.4
D-Dimer Reference Range:0–400 ng/ml
Interleukin-6	AYUSH plus	30.6 ± 46.0	7.7 ± 12.2	8.5 ± 22.1
	SOC	32.6 ± 42.2	8.5 ± 15.8	7.4 ± 10.3
Interleukin-6 Reference Range: Up to 7 pg/ml

*Statistically significant (P<0.05, Mann Whitney statistic) change from baseline within the study group for all variables except Pro-calcitonin

**NS Not statistically significant (P> = 0.05)

Note, Abbreviation: AYUSH plus: AYUSH 64 + Standard of Care (SOC); n = number of participants; See text for detail