TABLE 1.
Baseline laboratory characteristics of the study patients
| Variable | General ward admissions (n = 77) |
Intensive care unit admissions (n = 25) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| White cell count (×109/L) | 10.04 [7.00] | 11.04 [4.76] | .242 |
| Hemoglobin (g/L) | 113.00 [53.00] | 112.00 [32.00] | .676 |
| Mean cell volume (fl) | 90.30 [10.30] | 87.40 [8.80] | .444 |
| Mean cell hemoglobin (pg) | 28.60 [3.20] | 28.60 [2.30] | .333 |
| Red cell distribution width (%) | 15.60 [3.50] | 15.90 [2.20] | .920 |
| Platelet count (×109/L) | 235 [209] | 280 [258] | .041 |
| Mean platelet volume (fl) | 10.70 [1.80] | 10.85 [2.00] | .846 |
| Absolute neutrophil count (×109/L) | 7.79 [5.76] | 9.02 [4.67] | .665 |
| Absolute lymphocyte count (×109/L) | 0.97 [0.30] | 1.30 [0.45] | .463 |
| Absolute monocyte count (×109/L) | 0.42 [0.79] | 0.47 [0.41] | .543 |
| Absolute immature granulocyte count (×109/L) | 0.07 [0.18] | 0.08 [0.20] | .940 |
| Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio | 8.37 [8.76] | 6.35 [5.45] | .588 |
| Platelet‐to‐lymphocyte ratio | 185.82 [274.15] | 292.31 [249.88] | .239 |
| Prothrombin time (s) | 15.30 [3.40] | 14.80 [2.3] | .527 |
| Partial thromboplastin time (s) | 39.0 [10.80] | 40.1 [9.00] | .872 |
| D‐dimer (mg/L) | 1.35 [1.61] | 2.22 [3.76] | .009 |
P<0.05 bold indicates significant variables