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. 2008 Dec 3;23(4):557–564. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2007.05.004

Table 3.

Comparison of SARS and control groups with respect to laboratory variables

Variable Patients with confirmed SARS (n = 14) Patients without confirmed SARS (n = 36) P
Highest respiratory rate (breaths/min) 26.5 ± 9.2 26.1 ± 9.1 .927
Highest temperature (°C) 38.1 ± 2.9 38.4 ± 0.7 .451
Highest WBC count (μL−1) 27 090 ± 8930 16 736 ± 8592 <.001
Highest neutrophils (μL−1) 25 014 ± 9285 14 169 ± 7012 <.001
Lowest lymphocytes (μL−1) 354 ± 277 661 ± 533 .029
Lowest platelets (×103/μL) 135 ± 64 147 ± 92 .863
Highest CRP (mg/dL) 20.0 ± 10.6 14.9 ± 11.1 .075
Highest lactate (mEq/L) 3.9 ± 1.4 3.2 ± 2.8 .015
Highest glucose (mg/dL) 336 ± 114 248 ± 160 .023
Highest LDH (U/L) 688 ± 513 458 ± 237 .029
Highest CK (U/L) 728 ± 1094 171 ± 197 .043
Highest sodium (mEq/L) 148 ± 6 144 ± 8 .112
Lowest sodium (mEq/L) 125 ± 28 131 ± 8 .778
Highest potassium (mEq/L) 5.3 ± 1.0 5.2 ± 1.4 .787
Lowest potassium (mEq/L) 3.0 ± 0.8 3.0 ± 0.4 .820
Highest creatinine (mg/dL) 2.1 ± 1.7 2.4 ± 1.9 .619
Highest urea (mg/dL) 74.8 ± 60.0 65.5 ± 42.1 .880
Lowest phosphorus (mg/dL) 2.8 ± 1.0 2.5 ± 0.8 .317
Lowest albumin (g/dL) 2.5 ± 0.4 2.6 ± 0.4 .744

Data are presented as mean ± SD or n (%). CRP indicates C-reactive protein.