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. 2024 Jun 12;16(6):e62243. doi: 10.7759/cureus.62243

Table 2. Comparison of other parameters among survivors and non-survivors.

S: statistically significant: NS: statistically not significant; IL-6: interleukin-6; LDH: lactate dehydrogenase; CRP: C-reactive protein; MPV: mean platelet volume; PCT: plateletcrit; PDW: platelet distribution width; PLT: platelet count; FEU: fibrinogen equivalent units

Parameters Survivors (N = 102) Non-survivors (N = 48) P-value
Serum creatinine (mg/dL) (mean ± SD)
Hemoglobin (gm/dL) 12.47 ± 2.39 12.34 ± 2.37 0.761 NS
Leukocyte count (/cu. mm) 7294.12 ± 2471.25 10495.83 ± 3712.71 <0.001 S
PLT  (lakh/cu. mm) 2.03 ± 0.72 1.76 ± 0.47 0.018 S
Serum creatinine (mg/dL)
Serum creatinine (mg/dL) 1.15 ± 0.68 1.57 ± 0.86 0.001 S
Serum electrolytes      
Sodium (mEq/L) 140.26 ± 4.86 139.98 ± 5.33 0.745 NS
Potassium (mEq/L) 4.51 ± 0.66 4.72 ± 0.89 0.105 NS
Inflammatory markers      
IL-6 125.89 ± 145.56 230.08 ± 110.10 <0.001 S
D-dimer (mg/L FEU) 2.34 ± 1.81 5.56 ± 1.94 <0.001 S
Ferritin (ng/mL) 316.51 ± 123.75 609.69 ± 333.59 <0.001 S
LDH (U/L) 357.30 ± 120.86 743.67 ± 339.27 <0.001 S
CRP (mg/L) 3.64 ± 2.51 12.68 ± 4.14 <0.001 S
Platelet indices      
MPV (µ cu. mm) 9.22 ± 0.64 10.42 ± 0.53 <0.001 S
PCT (%) 0.22 ± 0.03 0.18 ± 0.33 <0.001 S
PDW (fl) 16.54 ± 0.91 17.99 ± 1.53 <0.001 S