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. 2020 May 22;71(16):2132–2138. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa629

Table 2.

Laboratory Findings in 63 Asymptomatic Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019

Chest Radiology
Variable All Asymptomatic Patients (N = 63) Normal Chest CT (n = 34) Abnormal Chest CT (n = 29) P Value
White blood cell count (×109/L) 6.81 ± 1.98 7.10 ± 2.04 6.47 ± 1.88 .207
White blood cell count (×109/L) .854
 <4 4 (6.3%) 2 (5.9%) 2 (6.9%)
 4–10 55 (87.3%) 29 (85.3%) 26 (89.7%)
 >10 4 (6.3%) 3 (8.8%) 1 (3.4%)
Neutrophil count (×109/L) 4.59 ± 1.78 4.91 ± 1.89 4.21 ± 1.59 .122
Lymphocyte count (×109/L) 1.61 (1.24–1.92) 1.66 (1.35–1.95) 1.59 (1.19–1.93) .490
Lymphocyte count (×109/L) .129
 <1.0 8 (12.7%) 2 (5.9%) 6 (20.7%)
 ≥1.0 55 (87.3%) 32 (94.1%) 23 (79.3%)
CD4+ T lymphocytes (cells/uL) 566 (371–762) (n = 36) 653 (460–857) (n = 8) 549 (332–732) (n = 28) .313
CD8+ T lymphocytes (cells/ul) 322 (252–501) (n = 36) 410 (277–614) (n = 8) 317 (229–489) (n = 28) .304
Procalcitonin (ng/mL) 0.029 (0.02–0.039) (n = 35) 0.036 (0.024–0.045) (n = 8) 0.028(0.02–0.039) (n = 27) .312
Albumin 43.2 (41.4–45.4) (n = 36) 43 (40.4–45.4) (n = 9) 43.2 (41.4–45.4) (n = 27) .534
Alanine aminotransferase (U/L) 16.8 (12.7–28.2) (n = 36) 15.1 (9.9–22.3) (n = 9) 17.4 (13.2–30.4) (n = 27) .250
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L) 18.8 (14.8–22.6) (n = 36) 19.3 (13–22.5) (n = 9) 18.7 (15.1–23) (n = 27) .511
Blood urea nitrogen (mmol/L) 4.5 (3.7–5.2) (n = 36) 4.5 (3.7–4.9) (n = 9) 4.4 (3.7–5.5) (n = 27) .728
Creatine (μmol/L) 64 (53–77) (n = 36) 54 (46–79) (n = 9) 65 (55–75) (n = 27) .454
IL-6 (pg/mL) 3.71 (1.94–5.46) (n = 33) 4.97 (3.19–6.55) (n = 6) 2.72 (1.76–4.48) (n = 27) .430
IL-10 (pg/mL) 2.62 (2.34–3.14) (n = 33) 2.68 (2.57–2.97) (n = 6) 2.56 (2.25–3.19) (n = 27) .484
IL-17 (pg/mL) 1.38 (1.18–1.63) (n = 33) 1.37 (1.31–1.49) (n = 6) 1.43 (1.13–1.69) (n = 27) .981

Abbreviation: CT, computed tomography; IL, interleukin.