Table 5.
Routine laboratory findings of confirmed cases at the time of hospital admission to hospitals
| Findings |
Median (IQR) |
Present study N = 478 (%) |
Other study [28] N = 274 (%) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBC counts (109/L) | 6.7 (5.4–9.3) | |||
| Increase (> 10.0) | 50 (10.5%) | 90 (32.9) | <0.001a | |
| Normal (4.0–10.0) | 424 (88.7%) | 110 (40.1) | ||
| Decrease (< 4.0) | 4 (0.8%) | 74 (27.0) | ||
| PLT counts(109/L) | 143 (120–206) | |||
| Increase (>300) | 52 (10.9%) | --- | <0.001a | |
| Normal (100–300) | 404 (84.5%) | 134 (48.9)* | ||
| Decrease (<100) | 22 (4.6%) | 140 (51.1) | ||
| RBC counts (1012/L) | 5.1 (4.4–5.3) | |||
| Increase (>5.5) | 40 (8.4%) | --- | ||
| Normal (3.5–5.5) | 429 (89.7%) | |||
| Decrease (<3.5) | 9 (1.9%) | |||
| HGB (g/L) | 149 (119–151) | |||
| Increase (>160) | 58 (12.2%) | --- | ||
| Normal (110–160) | 329 (68.8%) | --- | ||
| Decrease (<110) | 91 (19.0%) | |||
| HCT (L/L) | 0.4 (0.3–0.5) | |||
| Increase (>0.50) | 72 (15.1%) | --- | ||
| Normal (0.4–0.50) | 210 (43.9%) | --- | ||
| Decrease (<0.4) | 196 (41.0%) | --- |
* The number included cases with increased and normal PLT counts (They were not differentiated in the report).
a – Chi-square test.