Table 4.
Laboratory Parameters Within 24 hours of Admission in Severe COVID-19 Patients
| Normal range | All patients (n=371) |
MP 40 mg/d (n = 243) |
DEX 5 mg/d (n = 128) |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBC(×109/L) | 3.50–9.50 | 6.15(4.56) | 6.15(4.13) | 6.19(4.91) | 0.366 |
| Neutrophils(×109/L) | 1.80–6.30 | 4.76(4.43) | 4.89(3.88) | 4.58(4.90) | 0.388 |
| Lymphocytes (×109/L) | 1.10–3.20 | 0.74(0.67) | 0.75(0.7) | 0.74(0.6) | 0.470 |
| Platelet (×109/L) | 125.00–350.00 | 185(115) | 182(110) | 195(123) | 0.165 |
| Hemoglobin (g/L) | 130.00–175.00 | 127(25) | 128(24) | 123(28) | 0.004 |
| PCT (ng/mL) | 0.00–0.51 | 0.44(0.47) | 0.44(0.46) | 0.435(0.563) | 0.966 |
| CRP (mg/L) | <5 | 37(65.48) | 43.62(66.39) | 30.175(61.66) | 0.225 |
| ALT(U/L) | 9.00–50.00 | 25.5(27.6) | 26.4(26) | 24.2(29.7) | 0.254 |
| Total protein(g/L) | 65.00–85.00 | 64.507±7.874 | 65.338±7.979 | 63.248±7.541 | 0.025 |
| Albumin(g/L) | 40.00–55.00 | 32.9(6.4) | 33.7(6.6) | 31.8(6.02) | 0.004 |
| Globulin(g/L) | 20.00–40.00 | 31.6(6.0) | 31.7(5.9) | 31.1(6.3) | 0.398 |
| Ratio of albumin to globulin | 1.045(2.095) | 1.064(0.284) | 0.992(0.283) | 0.098 | |
| BUN (mmol/L) | 3.60–9.50 | 6.16(4.8) | 6(4.1) | 6.675(5.675) | 0.133 |
| Cr(μmol/L) b | 57.00–111.00 | 68.89(33) | 69(30) | 68.83(38.57) | 0.837 |
| LDH(U/L) | 120.00–250.00 | 277(118) | 282(125) | 286.5(111.1)( | 0.065 |
| HBDH(U/L) | 72.00–182.00 | 183(75.8) | 184(89.8) | 178.3(73.7) | 0.309 |
| Fibrinogen(g/L) | 2.38–4.98 | 3.84(1.29) | 3.9(1.31) | 3.795(1.38) | 0.331 |
| D-dimer(ng/mL) | 0.00–243.00 | 352(598) | 314(618) | 400(599.25) | 0.212 |
| Urine sugar (n, %) | 74(19.9%) | 50(20.6%) | 24(18.8%) | 0.676 | |
| Urinary protein (n, %) | 67(18.1%) | 41(16.9%) | 26(20.3%) | 0.423 | |
| Electrolyte disturbance(n, %) | 234(63.1%) | 154(63.4%) | 80(62.5%) | 0.868 |
Note: Bold font indicates statistically significant values (p < 0.05).
Abbreviations: WBC, leukocyte; CRP, C-reactive protein; ALT, Alanine transaminase; AST, Aspartate aminotransferase; BUN, Blood urea nitrogen; Cr, Creatinine; PCT, Procalcitonin; LDH, lactic dehydrogenase; HBDH, α-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase.