Table 2.
Laboratory findings upon admission.
| Median (IQR) or Number (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | Total (n = 233) |
Survivors (n = 185) |
Non-survivors (n = 48) |
P |
| White blood cell count x 109/L | 5.7 (4.4−7.5) | 5.5 (4.4−7.1) | 6.7 (4.8−9.0) | 0.006 |
| >10 × 109/L | 24 (10.3) | 13 (7.0) | 11 (22.9) | 0.008 |
| Lymphocyte count x 109/L | 1.0 (0.7−1.3) | 1.0 (0.8−1.4) | 0.9 (0.6−1.1) | 0.008 |
| <8.0 × 109/L | 72 (30.9) | 52 (28.1) | 20 (41.7) | 0.081 |
| Neutrophil count x 109/L | 4.1 (2.8−6.0) | 3.9 (2.8−5.3) | 5.7 (3.8−8.3) | <0.001 |
| Hemoglobin, g/dL | 13.8 (12.6−14.8) | 13.9 (13.0−14.8) | 13.2 (11.7−14.3) | 0.009 |
| Anemia* | 111 (47.6) | 79 (42.7) | 32 (66.7) | 0.003 |
| Platelets x 109/L | 176 (137−221) | 174 (137−221) | 181 (141−226) | 0.534 |
| Prothrombin, INR | 1.2 (1.1−1.3) | 1.2 (1.1−1.3) | 1.2 (1.1−1.4) | 0.188 |
| Fibrinogen, g/L | 7 (6.3−7) | 7 (6−7) | 7 (7−7) | 0.148 |
| D-dimer, μg/L | 916 (535−1957) | 808 (494−1480) | 1740 (942−4851) | <0.001 |
| <500 | 51 (21.9) | 49 (26.5) | 2 (4.2) | |
| 500−1000 | 77 (33.0) | 63 (34.1) | 14 (29.2) | 0.001 |
| > 1000 | 105 (45.1) | 73 (39.5) | 32 (66.7) | |
| PaO2, mmHg | 69.5 (61−80.7) | 70.5 (62.7−81.2) | 64.5 (57.2−76.5) | 0.022 |
| C-reactive protein, mg/L | 47.6 (20.0−118.7) | 40.9 (17.9−102.0) | 130.0 (40.0−203.5) | <0.001 |
| < 50 | 124 (53.2) | 108 (58.4) | 16 (33.3) | |
| 50−100 | 33 (14.2) | 28 (15.1) | 5 (10.4) | 0.001 |
| >100 | 76 (32.6) | 49 (26.5) | 27 (56.2) | |
| Creatinine, mg/dL | 0.96 (0.79−1.2) | 0.93 (0.76−1.1) | 1.1 (0.96−1.68) | <0.001 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase, U/L (n = 229) | 338 (259−447) | 305 (246−404) | 438 (349−686) | <0.001 |
| Creatine kinase, U/L | 109 (62.0−237.0) | 93 (59.0−182.2) | 251 (106.7−392.0) | <0.001 |
| > 185 | 69 (29.6) | 43 (23.2) | 26 (54.2) | <0.001 |
| Alanine aminotransferase (U/L) | 32 (20−53) | 30 (20−49) | 40 (28−59) | 0.018 |
| Bilirubin, mg/dL | 1.2 (1.0−1.2) | 1.2 (1.1−1.2) | 1.1 (1.0−1.2) | 0.509 |
| Albumin, g/L (n = 222) | 29 (25−33) | 30 (26−34) | 25 (23−30) | <0.001 |
IQR = interquartile range; INR: International Normalised Ratio.
*
Anemia defined as a hemoglobin value of <12.5 g/dL for females and <14 g/dL for males.