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. 2020 May 16;7(5):ofaa169. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa169

Table 1.

Demographics and Blood Tests of Patients With COVID-19 or Influenza (n = 457)

COVID-19 Influenza Multivariable Logistic Regression
(n = 181) (n = 276) P Value β OR (95% CI) P Value
Age, y 38 (1–88) 29 (1–92) <.0001 0.067 1.069 (1.049–1.089) <.0001
Gender, male/female 93/87 138/138 .686
WBC, ×109/L 5.0 (3.9–6.5) 6.4 (4.8–7.3) <.0001
NC, ×109/L 3.0 (2.1–4.1) 4.6 (3.1–5.9) <.0001
LC, ×109/L 1.4 (1.1–2.0) 1.1 (0.7–1.3) <.0001
L, % 29.0 (23.0–38.5) 18.4 (12.0–24.0) <.0001 0.107 1.113 (1.068–1.160) <.0001
MC, ×109/L 0.3 (0.2–0.4) 0.6 (0.4–0.7) <.0001 –6.535 0.001 (0.000–0.009) <.0001
NLR 2.2 (1.4–3.1) 5.5 (2.7–6.8) <.0001
LMR 4.0 (2.8–5.4) 2.2 (1.3–2.6) <.0001

Data are median (range), number, or median (interquartile range). P values comparing COVID-19 and influenza are from the t test, χ 2 test, or Mann-Whitney U test.

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; COVID-19, 2019 coronavirus disease; L, lymphocyte; LC, lymphocyte count; LMR, lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio; MC, monocyte count; NC, neutrophil count; NLR, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; OR, odds ratio; WBC, white blood cell.