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. 2020 Mar 26;158(1):195–205. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.03.032

Table 3.

Laboratory Examinations and Imaging Characteristics at Admission in Patients With COVID-19 or H1N1

Variable Total (N = 148) COVID-19 (n = 73) H1N1 (n = 75) P Value
Blood routine test
 WBC (×109/L) 6.9 (4.6, 10.0) 7.2 (4.8, 10.0) 6.6 (4.3, 10.1) .511
 Neutrophil granulocyte (×109/L) 6.0 (3.3, 9.1) 6.3 (3.2, 9.2) 5.5 (3.4, 9.0) .511
 Neutrophil granulocyte, % 86.0 (77.9, 91.2) 85.4 (75.4, 90.2) 86.6 (80.0, 92.0) .439
 Lymphocyte (×109/L) 0.6 (0.4, 0.8) 0.7 (0.5, 0.9) 0.5 (0.4, 0.8) .251
 Lymphocyte, % 9.2 (5.0, 13.8) 9.2 (6.1, 16.0) 9.2 (4.8, 12.3) .930
 Hemoglobin, g/L 126.0 (105.5, 138.5) 136.0 (127.5, 147.0) 124 (104.5, 138.0) .094
 Platelet (×109/L) 129.0 (99, 176.5) 166.5 (145.5, 192.5) 123.0 (96.5, 173.0) .117
Coagulation function
 Prothrombin time, s 13.0 (12.0, 14.8) 14.2 (12.6, 15.6) 12.1 (11.5, 13.8) < .001
 Activated partial thromboplastin time, s 33.8 (28.8, 39.9) 36.2 (30.4, 40.8) 31.6 (26.2, 37.8) .020
 D-dimer, mg/L 2.4 (0.6, 6.6) 0.6 (0.4, 3.4) 4.2 (1.8, 9.2) < .001
Biochemical test
 Albumin, g/L 30.7 (26.8, 33.4) 33.2 (30.8, 36.2) 27.3 (24.8, 30.8) < .001
 AST, U/L 29.5 (21.0, 51.0) 25.5 (20.0, 42.5) 70.0 (49.0, 123.0) < .001
 ALT, U/L 52.0 (31.0, 88.0) 34.5 (24.0, 61.0) 35.0 (23.0, 55.0) .742
 Total bilirubin, μmol/L 11.1 (8.2, 16.8) 9.8 (8.0, 14.5) 12.1 (9.1, 18.5) .208
 Direct bilirubin, μmol /L 4.6 (2.7, 7.2) 3.1 (2.2, 5.4) 6.2 (3.4, 10.3) < .001
 Urea nitrogen, mmol/L 5.3 (7.4, 10.8) 7.5 (6.1, 8.6) 8.1 (5.6, 12.5) .247
 Creatinine, μmol /L 81.0 (59.0, 107.0) 81.0 (62.0, 95.0) 84.3 (57.7, 116.4) .320
 Lactate dehydrogenase, U/L 577.0 (440.0, 826.0) 483.0 (351.0, 602.0) 767.0 (504.0, 1026.0) < .001
 Troponin I, ng/mL 0.04 (0.02, 0.20) 0.03 (0.03, 0.05) 0.14 (0.02, 0.37) .014
 Type B natriuretic peptide, pg/mL 217.0 (60.0, 1072.0) 619.0 (264.0, 2159.0) 169 (46.5, 649) .009
Infection and immunity
 Procalcitonin, ng/mL 0.4 (0.1, 2.6) 0.1 (0.0, 0.24) 1.0 (0.5, 5.9) < .001
 C-reactive protein, mg/dL 22.8 (10.0, 88.9) 87.2 (32.6, 104.5) 11.7 (7.9, 19.8) < .001
 CD3+ T lymphocyte (/μL) 243 (141, 363) 193 (98, 295) 303 (198, 495) .007
 CD4+CD3+ T lymphocyte (/μL) 150 (75, 240) 97 (57, 194) 185 (119, 299) < .001
 CD8+CD3+ T lymphocyte (/μL) 82 (46, 136) 70 (36, 116) 89 (58, 150) .073
 CD4+/CD8+ T lymphocyte 1.8 (1.3, 2.6) 1.6 (1.0, 2.3) 2.2 (1.5, 2.8) .125
Arterial blood gas analysis
 pH 7.42 (7.36, 7.45) 7.48 (7.45, 7.52) 7.42 (7.36, 7.45) .099
 Pao2, mm Hg 74.6 (64.0, 89.0) 58.0 (49.0, 67.0) 74.6 (64.0, 89.0) .018
 Paco2, mm Hg 38.0 (32.0, 44.0) 35.0 (31.5, 39.5) 38.0 (32.0, 43.9) .253
 Pao2/Fio2, mm Hg 138.0 (92.0, 207.3) 198.5 (147.6, 255.2) 107.0 (76.0, 148.0) < .001
Lung CT scan
 Ground-glass opacity 103 (69.6) 69 (94.5) 34 (45.3) < .001
 Consolidation 55 (37.2) 21 (28.8) 34 (45.3) .042
 Mixed manifestationa 37 (25.0) 21 (28.8) 16 (21.3) .345

Data are presented as medians (interquartile ranges) or No. (%). ALT = alanine aminotransferase; AST = aspartate transaminase. See Table 1 legend for expansion of other abbreviations.

a

Ground-glass opacity with consolidation.