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. 2020 Jul 17;13(9):1202–1209. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2020.07.002

Table 3.

Laboratory findings of patients infected with COVID-19.

All patient Disease Severity
Reference p value
Non-severe Severe
White blood cell count, ×10^9/L 5.5(4.4−7.2) 5.3(4.2−6.7) 5.8(4.6−7.6) 3.5−9.5 <0.0001
 Increased 140/1528(9.2) 42/727(5.8) 98/801(12.2)   <0.0001
 Decreased 147/1528(9.6) 73/727(10.0) 74/801(9.2)   0.60
Lymphocyte count, ×10^9/L 1.1(0.8−1.4) 1.1(0.8−1.5) 1.0(0.7−1.4) 1.1−3.2 0.004
 Increased 6/1528(0.4) 4/727(0.6) 2/801(0.3)   0.43
 Decreased 780/1528(51.1) 346/727(47.6) 434/801(54.2)   0.01
Lymphocyte percentage (%) 20.8(13.4−28.3) 21.8(14.6−29.3) 19.5(11.8−27.4) 20−50 <0.0001
 Increased 13/1528(0.9) 7/727(1.0) 6/801(0.8)   0.65
 Decreased 718/1528(47.0) 307/727(42.2) 411/801(51.3)   0.0004
Monocyte count, ×10^9/L 0.5(0.4−0.6) 0.5(0.4−0.6) 0.5(0.4−0.6) 0.1−0.6 0.62
 Increased 406/1528(26.6) 179/727(24.6) 227/801(28.3)   0.10
 Decreased 12/1528(0.8) 3/727(0.4) 9/801(1.1)   0.12
Monocyte percentage (%) 8.4(6.6−10.8) 8.7(6.9−10.9) 8.2(6.3−10.6) 3.0−10.0 0.002
 Increased 486/1528(31.8) 247/727(34.0) 239/801(29.8)   0.08
 Decreased 63/1528(4.1) 18/727(2.5) 45/801(5.6)   0.002
Neutrophil count, ×10^9/L 3.8(2.7−5.3) 3.6(2.6−4.9) 3.9(2.8−5.7) 1.8−6.3 <0.0001
 Increased 242/1528(15.8) 79/727(10.9) 163/801(20.4)   <0.0001
 Decreased 95/1528(6.2) 50/727(6.9) 45/801(5.6)   0.31
Neutrophil percentage (%) 68.9(60.2−78.2) 67.4(59.0−75.9) 70.8(60.8−79.7) 40.0−75.0 <0.0001
 Increased 502/1528(32.9) 202/727(27.8) 300/801(37.5)   <0.0001
 Decreased 18/1528(1.2) 11/727(1.5) 7/801(0.9)   0.25
Platelet count, ×10^9/L 225.0(167.0−303.0) 213.0(165.0−294.0) 237.0(172.0−312.0) 125−350 0.006
 Increased 224/1523(14.7) 87/723(12.0) 137/800(17.1)   0.005
 Decreased 130/1523(8.5) 56/723(7.8) 74/800(9.3)   0.29
Hemoglobin, g/L 127.0(116.0−137.0) 128.0(118.0−138.0) 126.0(115.0−137.0) 130−175 0.003
 Decreased 906/1528(59.3) 408/727(56.1) 498/801(62.2)   0.02
Alanine aminotransferase, U/L 23.0(15.0−37.0) 22.0(14.0−37.0) 24.0(15.0−37.0) 4−41 0.09
 Increased 298/1445(20.6) 139/672(20.7) 159/773(20.6)   0.96
Aspartate aminotransferase, U/L 26.0(19.0−38.0) 25.0(19.0−36.0) 27.0(20.0−39.0) 4−40 0.02
 Increased 303/1445(21.0) 128/672(19.1) 175/773(22.6)   0.09
Albumin, g/L 34.9(31.8−38.3) 35.5(32.6−38.9) 34.5(31.0−37.9) 35−52 <0.0001
 Decreased 723/1443(50.1) 306/672(45.5) 417/771(54.1)   0.001
Creatinine, umol/L 68.0(57.0−83.0) 67.0(56.0−82.0) 68.0(58.0−84.0) 59−104 0.17
 Increased 119/1438(8.3) 44/667(6.6) 75/771(9.7)   0.03
Urea, mmol/L 4.3(3.4−5.6) 4.1(3.2−5.2) 4.6(3.5−6.1) 1.7−8.3 <0.0001
 Increased 113/1438(7.9) 27/667(4.1) 86/771(11.2)   <0.0001
Lactate dehydrogenase, U/L 272.5(218.0-345.0) 263.0(210.0-326.0) 282.0(227.0-372.0) 135−214 <0.0001
 Increased 1110/1444(76.9) 495/673(73.6) 615/771(79.8)   0.005
Creatine kinase, U/L 65.5(45.5−113.5) 65.5(46.0−108.0) 65.5(44.5−121.5) 18−198 0.50
 Increased 50/588(8.5) 15/284(5.3) 35/304(11.5)   0.007
C-reactive protein, mg/L 23.2(4.3−62.3) 21.0(4.1−54.0) 25.4(4.8−72.7) 0.1−3.0 0.02
 Increased 1173/1459(80.4) 546/689(79.3) 627/770(81.4)   0.29
Prothrombin time, s 13.8(13.2−14.4) 13.7(13.2−14.3) 13.9(13.3−14.6) 11.5−14.5 0.0002
 Increased 332/1511(22.0) 126/711(17.7) 206/800(25.8)   0.0002
APTT, s 38.8(35.6−42.7) 38.9(35.8−42.8) 38.7(35.6−42.5) 29−42 0.49
 Increased 399/1382(28.9) 188/647(29.1) 211/735(28.7)   0.89
D-dimer, mg/L 0.7(0.4−1.6) 0.6(0.4−1.4) 0.9(0.4−1.9) 0−0.5 0.008
 Increased 956/1484(64.4) 411/698(58.9) 545/786(69.3)   <0.0001
Thrombin time, s 16.7(15.9−17.5) 16.4(15.8−17.4) 16.8(15.9−17.8) 14−19 0.0002
 Increased 95/1382(6.9) 43/647(6.7) 52/735(7.1)   0.75
Procalcitonin, ng/mL 0.06(0.03−0.09) 0.05(0.03−0.08) 0.06(0.04−0.1) 0.02−0.05 0.003
 Increased 655/1285(51.0) 279/618(45.2) 376/667(56.4)   <0.0001

Data are medians (IQR) or No./total No. (%).COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019, APTT, activated partial thromboplastin time; IQR, inter-quartile ranges.