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. 2020 Aug 22;155(4):143–151. doi: 10.1016/j.medcle.2020.05.004

Table 1.

Meta-analysis of laboratory findings between COVID-19 and Non-COVID-19 patients.

Parameters No. of cohort Sample size (COVID-19/non-COVID-19) SMD 95% CI I2 (%) Statistical method p
Leukocyte (×109/L) 7 189/474 −0.42 −0.60 to −0.25 48 FEM <0.00001*
Lymphocyte (×109/L) 7 189/474 −0.37 −0.81 to −0.07 78 REM 0.10
Neutrophil (×109/L) 6 170/468 −0.23 −0.41 to −0.06 38 FEM 0.01*
Thrombocyte (×109/L) 5 168/427 −0.54 −0.91 to −0.16 70 REM 0.005*
D-dimer (μg/mL) 2 63/107 −0.27 −0.59 to 0.06 0 FEM 0.11
CRP (mg/L) 6 168/416 0.29 −0.33 to 0.90 87 REM 0.35
PCT (ng/mL) 3 136/338 −0.44 −1.20 to 0.32 91 REM 0.26

SMD, standard mean difference; CI, confidence interval, FEM, fixed-effect model; REM, random-effect model.

*

p < 0.05.