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. 2020 May 9;13(3):340–346. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfaa083

Table 2.

Baseline laboratory data of patients with COVID-19 at admission

Variables All patients Chengdu cohort (n = 101) Daofu cohort (n = 67) P-values
Leukocyte, ×109/L 6.02 ± 2.27 6.04 ± 2.52 5.98 ± 1.84 0.88
Lymphocyte, ×109/L 1.39 ± 1.12 1.35 ± 1.07 1.45 ± 1.19 0.56
Platelet, ×109/L 172.59 ± 78.44 188.76 ± 81.30 147.48 ± 67.00 8.1 × 10−4
Procalcitonin > 0.1 ng/mL, % 95/129 (73.6) 95/100 (95.0) 0/29 (0) 1.8 × 10−23
hs-CRP >5 mg/L, % 85/164 (51.8) 61/100 (61.0) 24/64 (37.5) 3.3 × 10−3
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate >15 mm/h, % 37/50 (74.0) 30/37 (81.1) 7/13 (53.8) 0.12
Glucose, mmol/L 6.52 ± 3.07 7.12 ± 3.48 5.62 ± 2.03 5.8 × 10−4
Alanine aminotransferase, U/L 37.3 ± 29.8 28.49 ± 20.42 50.51 ± 36.23 1.8 × 10−5
Aspartate aminotransferase, U/L 32.7 ± 15.9 29.12 ± 11.84 38.13 ± 19.35 9.3 × 10−4
Lactose dehydrogenase, U/L 255.07 ± 93.53 239.97 ± 86.08 278.29 ± 100.24 9.7 × 10−3
Creatinine kinase, U/L 72 (50, 120) 74 (50, 125) 69 (52, 109) 0.75
Prealbumin, mg/L 186.82 ± 67.76 162.70 ± 64.42 216.31 ± 59.99 1.0 × 10−6
BNP >100 pg/mL 33/133 (24.8) 25/97 (25.8) 8/36 (22.2) 0.67
hs-cTnT >15 pg/mL 10/150 (6.7) 10/101 (9.9) 0/49 (0) 0.053
Sodium, mmol/L 138.33 ± 10.07 139.67 ± 12.55 136.25 ± 2.81 0.032
Potassium, mmol/L 3.94 ± 0.54 3.91 ± 0.55 3.98 ± 0.53 0.37
Blood urea nitrogen, mmol/L 4.30 ± 2.86 4.58 ± 3.53 3.88 ± 1.20 0.071
SCr, μmol/L 65.00 (53.48–75.00) 65.00 (52.82–73.50) 67.78 (54.00–76.70) 0.35
Uric acid, μmol/L 282.02 ± 92.03 282.02 ± 92.03
Proteinuria, %
 Negative 57/103 (55.3) 57/74 (77.0) 27/29 (93.1) 0.031
 1+ 10/103 (9.7) 8/74 (10.8) 2/29 (6.9)
 2+ to 3+ 9/103 (8.7) 9/74 (12.2) 0/29 (0)
Dipstick hematuria, %
 Negative 56/103 (54.4) 56/74 (75.7) 29/29 (100) 1.3 × 10−3
 1+ 12/103 (11.6) 12/74 (16.2) 0/29 (0)
 2+ to 3+ 6/103 (5.8) 6/74 (8.1) 0/29 (0)

Data are presented as number/total (percentage), mean ± SD or median (interquartile range). None of the patients had the procalcitonin >0.5 ng/mL.

hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein.