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. 2020 Nov 23;33(1):65–77.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2020.11.014

Table 2.

The Biochemical Values in Patients with COVID-19 and T2D on Admission

Laboratory Parameters All Patients (n = 689) Unmatched
PSM (1:1)
Insulin (n = 346) Non-insulin (n = 343) SMD p Insulin (n = 183) Non-insulin (n = 183) SMD p
Routine Blood Test

White cell count, ×109/L 6.5 (5.0–8.2) 6.8 (5.1–9.3) 6.1 (4.9–7.5) 0.425 <0.001 6.4 (4.9–8.5) 6.1 (4.9–7.4) 0.219 0.171
Lymphocyte count, ×109/L 1.0 (0.7–1.5) 0.9 (0.6–1.3) 1.2 (0.8–1.7) 0.481 <0.001 1.1 (0.7–1.6) 1.1 (0.7–1.5) 0.056 0.735
Neutrophil count, ×109/L 4.5 (3.2–6.3) 5.2 (3.3–7.5) 4.1 (3.1–5.4) 0.528 <0.001 4.7 (3.0–6.3) 4.3 (3.2–5.6) 0.219 0.235
Platelet count, ×109/L 220.0 (161.5–279.0) 211.5 (150.0–275.5) 225.0 (172.0–282.5) 0.125 0.045 211.0 (159.0–272.0) 225.0 (163.0–285.0) 0.080 0.525
Hemoglobin, g/L 127.0 (115.0–139.0) 126.5 (115.0–140.0) 127.0 (115.5–138.0) 0.037 0.764 127.0 (115.0–140.0) 127.0 (115.0–139.0) 0.115 0.542

Blood Biochemistry

Alanine aminotransferase, U/L 22.0 (15.0–36.0) 23.0 (16.0–38.0) 22.0 (15.0–34.0) 0.065 0.132 22.0 (15.0–39.0) 21.0 (14.2–34.0) 0.080 0.556
Aspartate aminotransferase, U/L 25.0 (18.0–38.0) 27.0 (19.0–42.0) 24.0 (17.0–35.0) 0.105 0.002 26.0 (19.0–40.0) 25.5 (17.0–37.8) 0.077 0.378
Albumin, g/L 34.4 (31.1–38.3) 33.2 (29.8–36.8) 35.6 (32.8–39.2) 0.503 <0.001 34.8 (31.5–39.3) 34.9 (32.3–38.1) 0.038 0.92
Lactate dehydrogenase, U/L 275.0 (208.0–385.5) 313.0 (229.0–440.0) 242.0 (197.0–321.0) 0.480 <0.001 283.0 (208.8–392.2) 262.0 (208.0–354.5) 0.118 0.115
Creatinine, μmol/L 69.0 (56.0–88.0) 68.0 (55.0–92.0) 70.0 (58.0–85.0) 0.103 0.675 67.5 (54.2–87.8) 73.0 (56.0–87.0) 0.012 0.567
Blood urea nitrogen, mmol/L 5.1 (3.9–7.1) 5.8 (4.1–8.4) 4.8 (3.8–6.0) 0.410 <0.001 5.2 (3.9–7.5) 5.1 (4.0–6.4) 0.164 0.208
eGFR mL/min 89.3 (72.9–99.3) 87.4 (68.2–99.4) 89.9 (76.7–99.1) 0.124 0.059 90.2 (69.8–101.3) 89.3 (73.8–97.9) 0.019 0.635
Total cholesterol, mmol/L 3.8 (3.0–4.5) 3.9 (3.0–4.5) 3.8 (3.2–4.5) 0.092 0.970 4.0 (3.1–4.9) 3.6 (3.0–4.4) 0.332 0.082
Triglyceride, mmol/L 1.4 (1.1–2.0) 1.4 (1.0–1.9) 1.4 (1.1–2.0) 0.078 0.604 1.3 (1.0–1.7) 1.5 (1.0–2.0) 0.112 0.223
HDL, mmol/L 0.9 (0.7–1.1) 0.9 (0.7–1.1) 0.9 (0.7–1.1) 0.050 0.465 1.0 (0.8–1.3) 0.8 (0.7–1.0) 0.362 0.033
LDL, mmol/L 2.3 (1.9–3.0) 2.3 (1.7–3.0) 2.4 (1.9–2.9) 0.067 0.823 2.5 (1.9–3.2) 2.2 (1.9–2.9) 0.258 0.177
NT-ProBNP, pg/mL 186.0 (6.2–671.0) 353.0 (97.5–1,251.0) 130.0 (49.5–335.8) 0.218 <0.001 193.0 (53.0–623.5) 155.0 (62.5–487.0) 0.112 0.296
cTnI, pg/mL 6.4 (2.7–18.8) 9.4 (3.3–29.6) 4.9 (2.3–12.0) 0.230 <0.001 5.2 (2.3–20.2) 6.0 (2.5–13.9) 0.037 0.746
Glucose, mmol/L 7.8 (6.1–12.0) 9.1 (6.6–14.6) 7.1 (5.9–9.3) 0.487 <0.001 7.5 (6.0–11.2) 7.7 (6.2–10.7) 0.022 0.803
HbA1c, % 7.3 (6.4–9.1) 8.4 (6.5–10.1) 6.9 (6.3–8.0) 0.578 <0.001 7.5 (6.0–9.0) 7.5 (6.5–8.8) 0.025 0.509

Coagulation Function

International normalized ratio 1.07 (1.01–1.15) 1.10 (1.02–1.20) 1.05 (1.00–1.11) 0.297 <0.001 1.1 (1.0–1.2) 1.0 (1.0–1.1) 0.061 0.009
D-dimer, mg/L 0.98 (0.44–2.38) 1.33 (0.63–4.59) 0.71 (0.32–1.58) 0.474 <0.001 1.0 (0.4–2.4) 0.8 (0.4–1.9) 0.116 0.163
APTT, s 38.5 (35.6–42.6) 39.0 (35.5–42.5) 38.5 (35.7–42.7) 0.044 0.839 38.8 (35.6–42.0) 39.3 (35.9–43.5) 0.092 0.456

Infection-Related Indices

C-reactive protein, mg/L 33.0 (3.9–84.8) 47.3 (8.0–105.5) 15.5 (2.8–61.7) 0.480 <0.001 30.6 (2.7–81.2) 32.7 (5.3–77.6) 0.044 0.529
IL-6, pg/mL 12.4 (3.2–39.9) 18.1 (4.2–52.2) 7.7 (3.1–31.0) 0.183 0.005 7.3 (1.9–40.6) 13.8 (4.0–44.9) 0.113 0.137
IL-10, pg/mL 5.0 (5.0–7.5) 5.0 (5.0–8.6) 5.0 (5.0–6.5) 0.135 0.028 5.0 (5.0–7.3) 5.0 (5.0–9.1) 0.113 0.171
IL-8, pg/mL 14.7 (8.0–27.7) 16.8 (9.1–33.5) 11.9 (7.4–22.5) 0.151 0.006 13.4 (7.2–27.8) 12.3 (8.1–27.0) 0.143 0.978
TNF-α, pg/mL 9.1 (6.7–12.0) 9.2 (7.0–13.3) 8.9 (6.2–10.9) 0.314 0.020 8.5 (6.5–11.9) 9.2 (6.4–11.1) 0.105 0.790
IL-1β, pg/mL 5.0 (5.0–5.0) 5.0 (5.0–5.0) 5.0 (5.0–5.0) 0.176 0.114 5.0 (5.0–5.0) 5.0 (5.0–5.0) 0.191 0.153
IL-2R, U/mL 651.0 (386.5–1,031.5) 704.0 (418.0–1,140.0) 601.0 (352.5–915.0) 0.304 0.015 551.5 (300.5–904.8) 706.0 (422.0–999.8) 0.182 0.065

Data were presented as medians and interquartile range (Q1–Q3). eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; NT-proBNP, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide; cTnI, cardiac troponin I; APTT, activated partial thromboplastin time; IL, interleukin; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α.