Table 2.
Initial laboratory analysis of COVID-19 deaths.
| Initial laboratory analysis | N = 77, n(%), median(IQR) |
|---|---|
| Complete blood count | |
| White blood cell count; × 109/L; normal range 3.5–9.5 | 11.305 (6.745, 15.123) |
| Increase | 36 (46.8) |
| Decreased | 9 (11.7) |
| Lymphocyte count; × 109/L; normal range > 1.1 | 0.54 (0.38, 0.86) |
| Decreased | 67 (87.0) |
| Neutrophil count; × 109/L; normal range 1.8–6.3 | 9.815 (5.555, 14.058) |
| Increase | 50 (64.9) |
| Hemoglobin; g/L; normal range > 130 | 127 (111, 139) |
| Decreased | 43 (55.8) |
| Mean corpuscular volume; fl; normal range 80–100 | 92.7 (87.6, 98.25) |
| Decreased | 3 (3.9) |
| Platelet count; × 109/L; normal range 125–300 | 151 (89, 208) |
| Decreased | 25 (32.5) |
| C-reactive protein; mg/L; normal range > 10 | 94 (61.75, 151.9) |
| Increase | 69 (89.6) |
| Procalcitonin; ng/mL; normal range < 0.1 | 0.35 (0.138, 1.330) |
| > 0.1 | 57 (74.0) |
| > 0.5 | 29 (37.7%) |
| Myocardial markers | |
| Creatine kinase-MB; ng/mL; normal range < 5 | 2.72 (1.69, 4.87) |
| Increase | 14 (18.2) |
| Troponin; ng/mL; normal range < 0.04 ng/mL | 0.13 (0.028, 0.682) |
| Increase | 34 (44.2) |
| Brain natriuretic peptide; pg/mL; normal range < 900 | 847.9 (424.45, 1623) |
| Increase | 26 (33.8) |
| Blood biochemical analysis | |
| Alanine aminotransferase; U/L; normal range < 50 | 25 (19, 52.5) |
| Increase | 17 (22.1) |
| Aspartate aminotransferase; U/L; normal range < 40 | 41 (27.25, 71.5) |
| Increase | 38 (49.4) |
| Creatinine; μmol/L; < 111 | 73 (58, 112) |
| Increase | 19 (24.7) |
| Lactic dehydrogenase; U/L; normal range < 250 | 570 (476, 736.75) |
| Increase | 68 (88.3) |
| Creatine kinase; U/L; normal range < 310 | 70 (45.5, 141.5) |
| Increase | 8 (10.4) |
| Coagulation | |
| Prothrombin time; s; normal range 9–16 | 13.1 (12.4, 14.2) |
| Decrease | 0 (0.0) |
| Activated partial prothrombin time; s; normal range 28–44 | 28.8 (26.95, 31.75) |
| Decrease | 4 (5.2) |
| D-dimer; mg/L; normal range < 0.55 | 6.88 (2.84, 17.57) |
| Increase | 59 (76.6) |
| Cell immunitya | |
| CD4+ cell count; /µL; normal range > 404 | 89 (126, 274) |
| < 404/µL | 52 (98.1) |
| < 202/µL | 32 (60.4) |
| CD8+ cell count, /µL; normal range > 220/µL | 89 (44.25, 154.5) |
| Decrease | 43 (81.1) |
| Lactic acid in blood gas analysis; mmol/L; < 1.5 | 2.5 (2.1, 3.7) |
| Increase | 68 (88.3) |
aThe below analysis was done in the cases with the result of cell immunity, so the total number is 53 for all.