Table 2. Laboratory tests on admission and discharge.
| Admission | Discharge | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Survivor | In-hospital death | p* | Survivor | p | |
| WBC (/mL) | 8674.4±4081.3 | 8572.0±3993.8 | 10709.5±5142.7 | <0.001 | ||
| RDW (%) | 14.7±2.1 | 14.70±2.1 | 15.2±2.4 | 0.002 | ||
| Platelets (/mL) | 210534.0±88955.9 | 211429.8±86168.9 | 192747.2±131659.5 | <0.001 | ||
| HbA1c (%) | 6.8±1.4 | 6.8±1.4 | 6.6±1.3 | 0.511* | ||
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 151.6±43.2 | 152.2±42.9 | 138.8±45.8 | <0.001* | ||
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 99.4±59.1 | 99.43±59.0 | 99.4±61.5 | 0.482* | ||
| HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 41.5±13.9 | 41.7±13.8 | 35.0±15.8 | <0.001* | ||
| Albumin (g/dL) | 3.7±0.5 | 3.7±0.5 | 3.4±0.6 | <0.001* | ||
| Sodium (mmol/L) | 137.5±4.8 | 137.6±4.7 | 135.6±6.4 | <0.001* | 137.8±4.0 | <0.001† |
| Potassium (mmol/L) | 4.4±0.7 | 4.4±0.7 | 4.5±0.9 | <0.001* | 4.2±0.5 | <0.001† |
| Uric acid (mg/dL) | 7.1±2.9 | 7.0±2.9 | 7.9±3.2 | <0.001* | 6.7±2.7 | <0.001‡ |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 12.4±2.3 | 12.4±2.3 | 12.0±2.3 | <0.001* | 12.0±2.1 | <0.001‡ |
| BUN (mg/dL) | 26.2±16.5 | 25.8±15.9 | 35.0±23.4 | <0.001* | 23.9±14.4 | <0.001‡ |
| Cr (mg/dL) | 1.5±1.5 | 1.5±1.5 | 1.9±1.7 | <0.001* | 1.4±1.3 | <0.001‡ |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 155.4±76.9 | 154.2±75.8 | 180.6±92.5 | <0.001* | 117.3±46.2 | <0.001‡ |
| hs-CRP (mg/dL) | 2.3±4.2 | 2.2±4.0 | 4.0±5.8 | <0.001* | 2.1±3.1 | <0.001‡ |
| CRP (mg/dL) | 2.4±4.3 | 2.3±4.1 | 4.6±6.4 | <0.001* | 2.1±3.0 | <0.001‡ |
| BNP (pg/mL) | 1335.1±1301.5 | 1311.6±1287.5 | 1795.1±1484.3 | <0.001* | 848.8±1066.4 | <0.001‡ |
| NT-proBNP (pg/mL) | 9239.6±10802.4 | 8954.0±10612.8 | 14987.6±12839.2 | <0.001* | 6479.0±8898.6 | <0.001‡ |
| CK-MB (ng/mL) | 9.5±40.8 | 8.1±27.6 | 35.8±134.2 | <0.001* | 4.3±12.0 | <0.001‡ |
| TnI (ng/mL) | 2.9±19.9 | 2.3±17.7 | 13.2±42.1 | <0.001* | 2.2±13.3 | 0.142‡ |
| TnT (ng/mL) | 0.2±0.8 | 0.2±0.7 | 0.8±1.8 | <0.001* | 0.3±1.0 | 0.182‡ |
Values are presented as mean±standard deviation, median (min, max) or n (%). *A p value by Wilcoxon rank sum test between survivors and non-survivors, †p value by paired t-test between survivor levels at admission and discharge, ‡p value by Wilcoxon signed rank test between survivor levels at admission and discharge. WBC: white blood cells, RDW: red cell distribution width, HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c, HDL: high density lipoprotein, BUN: blood urea nitrogen, Cr: creatinine, hs-CRP: high sensitivity C-reactive protein, CRP: C-reactive protein, BNP: brain natriuretic peptides, NT-proBNP: N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptides, CK-MB: creatine kinase-MB, TnI: troponin I, TnT: troponin T