Table 2.

Laboratory findings of COVID-19 patients on admission to hospital.

	ALL (n = 111)	Discharge (n = 93)	Deterioration (n = 18)	p value
White blood cell count (G/L)	4.30 (3.21−6.36)	3.97 (3.14−5.72)	6.51 (4.03−10.10)	0.002
Neutrophil count (G/L)	2.52 (1.85−4.30)	2.34 (1.82−3.51)	5.68 (3.10−9.37)	<0.001
Lymphocyte count (G/L)	1.20 (0.83−1.62)	1.30 (0.95−1.65)	0.56 (0.47−0.63)	<0.001
Monocyte count (G/L)	0.32 (0.22−0.43)	0.33 (0.23−0.46)	0.28 (0.19−0.37)	0.103
Red blood cell count (T/L)	4.19 (3.92−4.55)	4.17 (3.91−4.53)	4.21 (3.95−4.56)	0.517
Platelet count (G/L)	182.00 (139.00−237.00)	190.00 (144.50−238.00)	144.50 (122.25−212.75)	0.381
Liver dysfunction	33 (29.73 %)	21 (22.58 %)	12 (66.67 %)	<0.001
Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)	23.00 (16.00−36.00)	22.00 (15.00−33.00)	29.50 (24.50−51.00)	0.004
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)	24.00 (19.00−39.00)	23.00 (18.00−32.50)	45.00 (32.75−60.75)	<0.001
kidney dysfunction	2 (1.80 %)	0	2 (1.80 %)	0.162
Blood urea nitrogen (mmol/L)	3.93 (2.99−5.10)	3.69 (2.89−4.40)	6.30 (4.94−9.39)	<0.001
Creatinine (μmol/L)	69.50 (57.80−82.70)	66.90 (57.30−77.90)	83.95 (69.90−109.93)	0.001
C-reactive protein (mg/L)	11.30 (3.14−39.00)	7.93 (3.14−22.50)	79.52 (61.25−102.98)	<0.001
Cytokines
IL-6 (pg/mL)	6.37 (3.61−13.73)	5.09 (3.16−9.72)	35.72 (9.24−85.19)	<0.001
IL-2 (pg/mL)	2.56 (2.33−2.72)	2.56 (2.34−2.74)	2.34 (2.32−2.72)	0.127
IL-4 (pg/mL)	1.95 (1.62−2.31)	1.95 (1.59−2.31)	1.98 (1.65−2.27)	0.800
IL-10 (pg/mL)	4.23 (3.49−5.10)	3.97 (3.34−4.79)	5.35 (4.48−7.84)	<0.001
TNF-α (pg/mL)	2.12 (1.81−2.31)	2.09 (1.80−2.36)	2.16 (1.81−2.25)	0.391
IFN-γ (pg/mL)	2.12 (1.82−2.50)	2.09 (1.80−2.53)	2.17 (1.83−2.28)	0.746
Numbers of pulmonary lobe involved	4.00 (2.00−5.00)	4.00 (2.00−5.00)	5.00 (5.00−5.00)	＜0.001

P values indicate differences between discharge and dead patients. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.