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. 2021 Jan 13;11:1233. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-81010-3

Table 2.

Laboratory findings of patients with COVID-19.

All patients (n = 47) Hospitalization days < 21 (n = 20) Hospitalization days  ≥ 21 (n = 27) P value
Laboratory findings
Leucocytes (*10^9/L) 5.47 (4.40–6.48) 5.43 (4.40–6.35) 5.75 (3.81–6.48) 0.29
< 3.5 (%) 6 (12.77) 0 6 (22.22) 0.03
Neutrophil (*10^9/L) 3.23 (2.43–3.87) 3.22 (2.46–3.81) 3.41 (2.43–4.06) 0.31
Lymphocytes (*10^9/L) 1.55 (1.10–1.94) 1.56 (1.12–1.90) 1.44 (1.03–1.88) 0.57
< 1.1 (%) 12 (25.53) 3 (15.00) 9 (33.33) 0.28
Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte ratio 2.10 (1.56–2.92) 1.83 (1.53–3.37) 2.37 (1.63–2.83) 0.78
Monocytes (*10^9/L) 0.48 (0.36–0.62) 0.44 (0.34–0.54) 0.48 (0.38–0.65) 0.76
Platelet (*10^9/L) 228 (190–265) 236 (203–262) 212 (187–269) 0.66
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (mm/h) 17 (11–22) (n = 10) 18 (16–19) (n = 2) 17 (9–30) (n = 8)  > 0.99
Prothrombin time (S) 11.5 (11–11.8) (n = 43) 11.4 (11–11.6) (n = 19) 11.6 (11–11.8) (n = 24) 0.71
 > 13 (%) 2 (4.26) 1 (5.00) 1 (3.70)  > 0.99
D-dimer (mg/L) 0.32 (0.26–0.47) 0.38 (0.28–0.52) 0.29 (0.25–0.36) 0.13
Creatine kinase (U/L) 69 (44–103) 58 (42–93) 72 (52–108) 0.57
Creatine kinase isoenzyme (U/L) 14 (10–17) 11 (8–15) 15 (12–18) 0.57
Lactic dehydrogenase (U/L) 172 (149–203) 159 (144–188) 176 (156–208) 0.41
Albumin (g/L) 39.2 (36.3–42.1) 38.1 (35.9–41.8) 39.4 (37.1–42.5) 0.68
Albumin -to-Globulin ratio 1.4 (1.3–1.5) 1.3 (1.1–1.5) 0.65
< 1.2 (%) 12 (25.53) 3 (15.00) 9 (33.33) 0.28
Alanine transaminase (U/L) 23 (14–34) 24 (12–35) 23 (15–28) 0.63
 > 40 (%) 8 (17.02) 2 (10.00) 6 (22.22) 0.48
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L) 24 (19–30) 20 (16–26) 27 (21–32) 0.13
 > 35 (%) 5 (10.64) 1 (5.00) 4 (14.81) 0.55
Total bilirubin (μmol/L) 15.9 (11.3–23.9) 17.8 (9–24.2) 15.5 (11.7–21.0) 0.78
Blood urea nitrogen (mmol/L) 3.56 (2.93–4.08) 3.58 (2.88–4.04) 3.56 (3.05–4.08) 0.74
Creatinine (μmol/L) 64.6 (53.9–77.6) 57 (51.1–70.9) 68.7 (57.1–80.2) 0.15
Troponin I (ng/ml) 0.002 (0.001–0.003) (n = 39) 0.001 (0.001–0.003) (n = 15) 0.003 (0.001–0.003) (n = 24) 0.33
Procalcitonin > 0.1 ng/ml (percentage, %) 2 (4.88) (n = 41) 2 (10.00) 0 0.18
C-reactive protein (mg/L) 3.65 (0.51–14.4) 0.52 (0.49–4.09) 6.33 (3.42–18.9) 0.01
Complement C3 0.81 (0.74–0.95) (n = 45) 0.78 (0.69–0.88) (n = 19) 0.85 (0.75–1.08) (n = 26) 0.04
Complement C4 0.2 (0.15–0.3) (n = 45) 0.18 (0.15–0.22) (n = 19) 0.23 (0.18–0.36) (n = 26) 0.09
Negative conversion time of SARS-CoV-2 RNA after onset of symptoms 24 (16–30) 16 (14–21) 30 (25–34)  < 0.001
Positive for influenza A/B/RS virus IgM 14 (29.79) 4 (20.00) 10 (37.04) 0.35
Imaging features
Flaky/patchy shadows 39 (82.98) 14 (70.00) 25 (92.59) 0.10
Ground glass shadow 29 (61.70) 13 (65.00) 16 (59.26) 0.69
Broncho meteorology 22 (46.81) 4 (20.00) 18 (66.67)  < 0.01
Halo/anti-halo sign 5 (10.64) 1 (5.00) 4 (14.81) 0.55
Consolidation 12 (25.53) 2 (10.00) 10 (37.04) 0.08
Peripheral tape, subpleural 30 (63.83) 10 (50.00) 20 (74.07) 0.09