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. 2021 Jan;27(1):85–91. doi: 10.3201/eid2701.203074

Table 2. Selected laboratory values of patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection, United Kingdom, 2020*.

Variable (reference range) At diagnosis
Peak
No. Median (IQR) No. Median (IQR)
C-reactive protein (0–5 mg/L) 134 86 (52.5–164) 176 215.5 (103–334)
Nadir lymphocytes count (1.1–4.0 × 109/L) 134 0.9 (0.6–1.4) 177 0.6 (0.4–0.8)
Ferritin (30–400 μg/L) 42 1,084 (630–1,721) 89 1,335 (846–2,758)
Fibrinogen (1.6–4.8 g/L) 133 5.5 (4.2–6.7) 166 7.0 (5.5–9.15)
D-dimer (21–300 ng/mL) 64 704 (395–1,079) 111 1,905 (498–4,095)
Lactate dehydrogenase (0–250 U/L) 47 475 (280–597.5) 87 490 (344.5–704)

*IQR, interquartile range.