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. 2021 Jan 5;36(3):e21. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e21

Table 3. Comparison of the laboratory findings of children during the pre-COVID-19 period and COVID-19 period.

Parameters Total, No. pre-COVID-19 period COVID-19 period P value
FBS, mg/dL 114 96.0 ± 9.1 95.6 ± 6.1 0.631
HbA1c, % 115 5.4 ± 0.2 5.4 ± 0.2 0.235
Insulin, μIU/mL 98 15.8 ± 14.1 18.5 ± 10.3 0.095
HOMA-IR 98 3.9 ± 4.5 4.4 ± 2.6 0.325
AST, mg/dL 126 25.7 ± 6.5 24.1 ± 8.8 0.007
ALT, mg/dL 126 17.7 ± 11.9 19.3 ± 21.5 0.203
Uric acid, mg/dL 114 5.0 ± 1.3 5.3 ± 1.4 < 0.001
Total cholesterol, mg/dL 109 167.8 ± 27.6 171.0 ± 29.4 0.058
Triglycerides, mg/dL 108 88.6 ± 48.3 105.8 ± 56.0 < 0.001
HDL-C, mg/dL 108 58.5 ± 10.9 58.9 ± 9.5 0.487
LDL-C, mg/dL 60 94.0 ± 27.4 100.2 ± 33.3 0.002
25OHD, mg/dL 112 23.8 ± 8.2 18.9 ± 6.8 < 0.001

Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation.

COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019, 25OHD = calcidiol, ALT = alanine aminotransferase, AST = aspartate aminotransferase, FBS = fasting blood sugar, HbA1c = glycated hemoglobin, HOMA-IR = homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance, HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, LDL-C = low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol.