Table 3.
Laboratory Parameters Within 24 hours of Admission in Moderate COVID-19 Patients
| Normal range | All patients (n=310) | Routine Treatment (n=135) | MP 40 mg/d (n = 81) |
DEX 5 mg/d (n = 94) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBC(×109/L) | 3.50–9.50 | 5.715(3.17) | 5.63(3.09) | 6.12(2.80) | 5.24(4.36)) | 0.881 |
| Neutrophils(×109/L) | 1.80–6.30 | 3.875(2.71) | 3.56(2.35) | 4.66(2.89) | 4.03(3.65) | 0.147 |
| Lymphocytes (×109/L) | 1.10–3.20 | 1.145(0.92) | 1.26(0.94) | 0.95(0.65) | 0.78(0.4) | 0.001 |
| Platelet (×109/L) | 125.00–350.00 | 207.5(122) | 208(125) | 212(109) | 180(159) | 0.489 |
| Hemoglobin (g/L) | 130.00–175.00 | 126.5(22) | 126(17) | 131(27.25) | 124(37) | 0.004 |
| PCT (ng/mL) | 0.00–0.51 | 0.4(0.21) | 0.4(0.24) | 0.385(0.19) | 0.43(0.09) | 0.297 |
| CRP (mg/L) | <5 | 22.5(42.17) | 18.2(31.03) | 30.415(53.05) | 48.66(73.26) | 0.003 |
| ALT(U/L) | 9.00–50.00 | 22.2(21.95) | 21.5(20.8) | 22.95(28.47) | 26.6(24.3) | 0.371 |
| Total protein(g/L) | 65.00–85.00 | 68.2(9.6) | 68.3(10.1) | 69.2(8.3) | 66.6(7.75) | 0.283 |
| Albumin(g/L) | 40.00–55.00 | 36.4(5.85) | 36.5(5.7) | 37(6.68) | 34(3.85) | 0.083 |
| Globulin(g/L) | 20.00–40.00 | 32(6.22) | 31.8(6.5) | 32.2(6.1) | 33.4(4.55) | 0.948 |
| Ratio of albumin to globulin | 1.105(0.338) | 1.101(0.355) | 1.130(0.373) | 1.053(0.273) | 0.546 | |
| BUN (mmol/L) | 3.60–9.50 | 5.1(2.38) | 5.1(2.8) | 5.1(1.92) | 5(2.81) | 0782 |
| Cr(μmol/L) b | 57.00–111.00 | 64(25.25) | 66(26.41) | 56.445(20.24) | 62(25.61) | 0.326 |
| LDH(U/L) | 120.00–250.00 | 231.65(85.25) | 228(73) | 240(123.1) | 272(77.35) | 0.004 |
| HBDH(U/L) | 72.00–182.00 | 158(52.25) | 155(46.2) | 160(61.98) | 179(28.3) | 0.001 |
| Fibrinogen(g/L) | 2.38–4.98 | 3.62(1.47) | 3.53(1.33) | 4.01(1.99) | 4.28(2.37) | 0.001 |
| D-dimer(ng/mL) | 0.00–243.00 | 183(251.75) | 177(182) | 221(306) | 186(386.5) | 0.390 |
| Urine sugar (n, %) | 46(14.8%) | 18(13.3%) | 10(12.3%) | 18(19.1%) | 0.364 | |
| Urinary protein (n, %) | 42(13.5%) | 16(11.9%) | 10(12.3%) | 16(17%) | 0.497 | |
| Electrolyte disturbance(n, %) | 142(45.8%) | 52(38.5%) | 48(59.3%) | 42(44.7%) | 0.012 |
Note: Bold font indicates statistically significant values (p < 0.05).