Table 4.
Comparison of studied variables in hospitalized children with COVID-19, in terms of increased liver enzymes
| Variables | Category | AST | ALT | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 40 | More than 40 | p-value | Less than 40 | More than 40 | |||
| Total | 64(59.8) | 43(40.2) | 74(68.5) | 34(31.5) | |||
| Severity | Moderate | 18(28.1) | 18(41.9) | 0.352 | 26(35.1) | 10(29.4) | 0.682 |
| Severe | 24(37.5) | 13(30.2) | 24(32.4) | 14(41.2) | |||
| Critical | 22(34.4) | 12(27.9) | 24(32.4) | 10(29.4) | |||
| Diagnosis | MISC | 35(54.7) | 16(37.2) | 0.052 | 37(50) | 14(41.2) | 0.719 |
| Kawasaki-like disease | 4(6.3) | 3(7) | 4(5.4) | 3(8.8) | |||
| Appendicitis | 4(6.3) | 0(0) | 3(4.1) | 2(5.9) | |||
| COVID-19 | 21(32.8) | 24(55.8) | 30(40.5) | 15(44.1) | |||
| ICU Hospitalization | Yes | 17(26.6) | 12(27.9) | 1.000 | 18(24.3) | 11(32.4) | 0.484 |
| No | 47(73.4) | 31(72.1) | 56(75.7) | 23(67.6) | |||
*Data were shown frequency (percent)