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. 2020 Aug 24;2(10):1717–1723. doi: 10.1007/s42399-020-00465-z

Table 2.

Laboratory and radiographic findings of COVID-19 patients

Median (IQR) (%)
Disease severity
Median (IQR) (%)
ICU care
All patients Non-severe Severe P value Non-ICU ICU P value
(n = 134) (n = 122) (n = 12) (n = 129) (n = 5)
Laboratory findings
  White blood cell count (× 109/L) 5.0 (4.2–6.0) 5.0 (4.2–5.9) 5.8 (4.2–7.3) 0.002 5.0 (4.2–6.0) 4.7 (3.7–5.1) 0.786
  Neutrophil count (× 109/L) 3.0 (2.5–4.1) 3.0 (2.5–3.9) 3.4 (2.7–6.8) < 0.001 3.0 (2.5–4.0) 3.2 (2.6–4.5) 0.767
  Lymphocyte count (× 109/L) 1.2 (0.9–1.7) 1.2 (0.9–1.7) 0.8 (0.6–1.3) 0.025 1.2 (0.9–1.7) 0.7 (0.5–0.9) 0.02
  Platelet count (× 109/L) 184.0 (142.0–236.0) 184.0 (145.2–236.0) 184.0 (124.5–221.8) 0.327 185.0 (145.0–236.0) 148.0 (111.0–201.0) 0.359
  Hemoglobin (g/L) 130.3 (120.7–144.8) 130.1 (120.7–143.8) 138.0 (120.0–146.5) 0.817 130.0 (120.6–145.0) 139.0 (134.0–142.0) 0.938
  Activated partial thromboplastin time (s) 31.6 (28.2–36.4) 31.6 (28.3–36.6) 30.6 (28.1–33.2) 0.651 31.7 (28.3–36.5) 29.7 (24.5–29.8) 0.172
  Prothrombin time (s) 12.2 (10.5–13.7) 11.9 (10.4–13.6) 13.4 (12.1–14.1) 0.056 12.1 (10.5–13.7) 12.4 (12.3–12.6) 0.399
  D-dimer (mg/L) 0.3 (0.2–0.5) 0.3 (0.2–0.5) 0.2 (0.1–0.2) 0.378 0.3 (0.2–0.5) (61) () (−)
  Albumin (g/L) 40.5 (37.8–44.3) 40.9 (38.1–44.4) 38.0 (35.7–39.0) 0.007 40.6 (38.0–44.4) 37.4 (36.0–38.3) 0.035
  Alanine aminotransferase (U/L) 21.0 (11.8–33.0) 21.0 (11.5–33.0) 23.5 (14.8–31.2) 0.028 (128) 28.5 (29.7) 21.0 (11.7–32.2) 29.0 (22.0–38.0) 0.094
  Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L) 22.0 (17.0–31.8) 21.2 (17.0–31.0) 30.0 (16.0–48.5) < 0.001 21.6 (16.9–31.0) 40.0 (25.0–62.0) < 0.001
  Sodium (mmol/L) 140.2 (138.9–141.6) 140.2 (138.9–141.6) 139.5 (138.2–141.4) 0.001 140.2 (139.0–141.7) 139.0 (135.6–140.0) < 0.001
  Procalcitonin (ng/mL) 0.1 (0.1–0.2) 0.1 (0.1–0.2) 0.2 (0.1–0.2) 0.154 0.1 (0.1–0.2) 0.2 (0.2–0.2) 0.393
  Total bilirubin (mmol/L) 11.6 (7.9–15.7) 11.6 (7.7–15.7) 10.8 (8.1–16.5) 0.805 11.8 (8.0–15.7) 7.9 (7.4–8.2) 0.185
  Potassium (mmol/L) 4.1 (3.8–4.4) 4.0 (3.8–4.4) 4.3 (3.7–4.6) 0.001 4.1 (3.8–4.4) 4.4 (3.7–4.9) < 0.001
  Blood urea nitrogen (mmol/L) 4.2 (3.3–5.0) 4.0 (3.3–4.9) 5.4 (4.4–7.0) 0.005 4.2 (3.3–5.0) 5.3 (3.4–6.8) 0.279
  Creatine kinase (U/L) 70.6 (45.1–105.6) 70.6 (45.1–93.5) 96.0 (49.2–178.2) 0.315 71.0 (45.0–101.4) 65.0 (62.0–233.0) 0.648
  Fasting glucose (mmol/L) 5.8 (5.2–6.8) 5.8 (5.2–6.7) 6.0 (5.6–11.5) < 0.001 5.7 (5.2–6.7) 6.8 (6.1–17.4) < 0.001
  C-reactive protein (mg/L) 8.9 (1.8–25.4) 7.6 (1.6–19.2) 34.0 (17.4–69.2) < 0.001 7.9 (1.6–22.3) 37.0 (34.0–66.3) 0.009
  Serum ferritin (μg/L) 16.3 (13.6–20.4) 16.5 (13.5–20.4) 14.4 (14.4–14.4) 0.736 16.3 (13.6–20.4) (53) () (–)
  Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L) 192.0 (153.7–237.5) 186.5 (152.4–232.2) 327.0 (184.8–401.8) < 0.001 189.9 (153.5–236.0) 464.0 (181.0–498.0) 0.001
  Creatinine (μmol/L) 63.2 (55.6–80.0) 63.0 (55.6–76.7) 75.5 (60.0–93.8) 0.172 63.0 (55.3–76.9) 85.0 (81.5–99.0) 0.012
Radiologic findings
  Abnormalities on chest CT (%) 93 (69.4) 88 (72.1) 10 (83.3) < 0.001 90 (69.8) 4 (80.0) < 0.001
  Ground-glass opacity (%) 67 (50.0) 58(47.5) 6 (50.0) 0.021 58 (45.0) 3 (60.0) 0.042
  Local patchy shadowing (%) 48 (35.8) 41 (33.6) 6 (50.0) < 0.001 38 (30.1) 2 (40.0) 0.03
  Bilateral patchy shadowing (%) 58 (43.3) 46 (37.7) 9 (75.0) < 0.001 46 (35.7) 3 (60.0) 0.02
  Interstitial abnormalities (%) 17 (12.7) 13 (10.7) 3 (25.0) < 0.001 15 (11.6) 1 (20.0) < 0.001

IQR interquartile range, ICU intensive care units