Table 2.
Comparison of the laboratory results of pediatric COVID-19 cases in the Republic of Korea, Hong Kong SAR (HKSAR), and Wuhan.
| South Korea Mean (SD) |
Hong Kong Mean (SD) |
Wuhan Mean (SD) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total White Cell (109/L) | 5.8 (1.7) | 6.7 (3.2) | 6.9 (2.6) | 0.004 |
| Haemoglobin (g/dL) | 13.7 (1.3) | 13.8 (1.4) | 12.6 (1.5) | <0.001 |
| Platelets (109/L) | 271.7 (95.0) | 261.8 (83.0) | 304.6 (100.6) | 0.001 |
| Neutrophils (109/L) | 2.6 (1.2) | 3.6 (1.8) | 3.3 (5.3) | 0.325 |
| Lymphocytes (109/L) | 2.5 (1.3) | 2.4 (2.2) | 3.3 (1.8) | <0.001 |
| Prothrombin time (seconds) | 12.4 (0.8) | 12.1 (0.8) | 11.1 (1.2) | <0.001 |
| INR | 1.1 (0.1) | 1.1 (0.1) | 0.9 (0.1) | <0.001 |
| Activated partial thromboplastin time (Seconds) | 32.3 (5.7) | 30.7 (5.7) | 33.3 (22.5) | 0.814 |
| Creatinine (micromol/L) | 55.9 (20.4) | 59.3 (17.8) | 37.9 (22.7) | <0.001 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L) | 256 (109.8) | 207 (59.6) | 262.8 (100.0) | <0.001 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L) | 27.6 (10.4) | 24.8 (4.5) | 39.3 (53.0) | 0.167 |
| Alanine aminotransferase (U/L) | 19.9 (12.6) | 20 (9.7) | 24 (41.0) | 0.516 |
| C-reactive protein (mg/dL) | 0.2 (0.7) | 1.9 (3.2) | 3.7 (8.5) | 0.001 |
Note: One-way analysis of variances was used. Bold values represent p-value <0.05.