TABLE 1.
Demographics, clinical characteristics and vital signs in patients with normal or elevated alanine aminotransferase
| Variables | Alanine aminotransferase | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal (n = 234) | Elevated (n = 96) | ||
| Age, y, median (IQR) | 69 (65‐77) | 69 (64‐76) | .355 |
| Female gender | 128 (54.7) | 39 (40.6) | .020 |
| Comorbidities | |||
| Hypertension | 101 (43.3) | 35 (36.5) | .418 |
| Coronary artery disease | 28 (12) | 18 (18.8) | .226 |
| Heart failure | 6 (2.6) | 3 (3.1) | .783 |
| Diabetes | 41 (17.6) | 12 (12.5) | .423 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 10 (4.3) | 2 (2.1) | .507 |
| Chronic liver disease | 2 (0.9) | 2 (2.1) | .537 |
| Malignancy | 14 (6) | 1 (1) | .118 |
| Disease onset to admission, days, median (IQR) | 10 (7‐13) | 11 (8‐15) | .071 |
| Severity of disease | |||
| Moderate | 78 (33.3) | 20 (20.8) | .026 |
| Severe | 111 (47.4) | 47 (49) | |
| Critical | 45 (19.2) | 29 (30.2) | |
| Deaths | 42 (17.9) | 23 (24) | .213 |
| Temperature a , ℃, median (IQR) | 38.4 (37.8‐38.9) | 38.5 (37.8‐39) | .699 |
| Heart rate, bpm, median (IQR) | 82 (76‐91) | 83 (78‐90) | .746 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg, median (IQR) | 130 (120‐142) | 130 (118‐141) | .504 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg, median (IQR) | 76 (70‐83) | 76 (66‐84) | .811 |
| Respiration rate, breaths per min, median (IQR) | 20 (18‐21) | 20 (18‐22) | .318 |
Continuous variables were expressed as median (IQR) and categorical variables were expressed as count (percentage).
Abbreviation: IQR, interquartile range.
a
The highest body temperature during the whole cause of disease.