Table 3.

The correlation of hematological parameters and inflammatory factors on admission with the severity of COVID-19 in Suzhou.

	Severe group (n = 16)	Mild/moderate group (n = 59)	P value
Age (years)	51.8 ± 12.8	45.1 ± 14.0	0.095
Gender (male/female)	10/6	35/24	0.818
Days from onset to admission	6.1 ± 3.2	5.5 ± 3.5	0.531
Chronic illness (%)	4	10	0.481
WBC count (109/L)	7.14 ± 3.61	4.87 ± 1.70	0.026⁎
Neutrophil count (109/L)	5.63 ± 3.50	2.92 ± 1.21	0.008⁎⁎
Increased	4 (25%)	0
Decreased	0	6 (10.1%)
Lymphocyte level (109/L)	0.97 ± 0.33	1.42 ± 0.66	0.009⁎⁎
Decreased (0.6–1.1)	11 (68.8%)	24 (40.7%)	0.046⁎
NLR	6.29 ± 3.72	2.33 ± 1.22	0.001⁎⁎
Hemoglobulin (%)	135.9 ± 16.5	138.6 ± 16.0	0.548
Fibrinogen level (g/L)	1.57 ± 0.39	0.94 ± 0.12	0.010⁎
D-dimer level (μg/L)	315 (70–1220)	190 (70–1180)	0.001⁎⁎
CRP (mg/L)	39.0 (2.6–200)	11.3 (0–59.4)	0.001⁎⁎
PCT (ng/ml)	0.032 (0–4.77)	0.046 (0–0.89)	0.843

WBC white blood cell, CRP C-reactive protein, PCT procalcitonin.

^⁎P < 0.05.

^⁎⁎P < 0.01.