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. 2021 Jan 20;27(8):1137–1144. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2020.12.010

Table 3.

Baseline biomarkers by sex

Blood tests Sex
N Female Male p valuea Total
Markers, Median (IQR)
Haemoglobin, g/dL 380 12.0 (10.5, 13.1) 13.3 (12.1, 14.2) <0.001 12.8 (11.4, 14.0)
White cells, mm3 380 5760 (4540, 8400) 6340 (4930, 8520) 0.27 6110 (4810, 8480)
Total lymphocytes, N 264 1368 (730.0, 2420) 1584 (870.0, 2390) 0.43 1545 (857.5, 2405)
Total lymphocytes, % 289 20.2 (7.2, 37.5) 25.4 (11.0, 34.7) 0.53 22.9 (9.1, 35.3)
Alanine amino-transferase, U/L 225 31.0 (21.0, 44.0) 39.0 (27.0, 58.0) 0.002 35.0 (25.0, 54.0)
Bilirubin, mg/dL 370 0.4 (0.3, 0.6) 0.6 (0.5, 0.8) <0.001 0.6 (0.4, 0.8)
Calcium, mg/dL 356 8.7 (8.3, 9.1) 8.6 (8.2, 8.9) 0.02 8.6 (8.2, 9.0)
Creatine Kinase, U/L 375 51.5 (33.0, 108.0) 132.0 (57.0, 282.0) <0.001 88.0 (44.0, 221.0)
Chloride, mmol/L 353 100.0 (98.0, 102.0) 100.0 (98.0, 103.0) 0.58 100.0 (98.0, 103.0)
Creatinine, mg/dL 380 0.7 (0.6, 0.9) 0.9 (0.8, 1.2) <0.001 0.9 (0.7, 1.1)
D-dimer, ng/mL 375 1015 (640.0, 2070) 1160 (640.0, 2210) 0.59 1150 (640.0, 2170)
Lactate dehydrogenase, U/L 379 527.0 (397.0, 651.0) 597.0 (461.5, 767.0) 0.001 563.0 (446.0, 726.0)
C-reactive protein, mg/dL 380 5.8 (2.0, 14.4) 7.5 (4.1, 17.5) <0.001 7.0 (3.2, 16.4)
Platelets, 109/L 380 229.0 (166.0, 292.0) 199.0 (149.0, 269.0) 0.04 207.5 (155.0, 274.5)
Potassium, mmol/l 369 3.8 (3.5, 4.2) 3.8 (3.5, 4.1) 0.68 3.8 (3.5, 4.1)
Sodium, mmol/L 369 137.0 (135.0, 139.0) 137.0 (134.0, 139.0) 0.56 137.0 (135.0, 139.0)
IL-6, pg/mL 262 189.7 (67.4, 366.0) 193.4 (77.2, 399.9) 0.46 191.8 (71.0, 399.9)
Ferritin, ng/ml 244 433.5 (207.0, 720.0) 906.5 (535.0, 1492) <0.001 650.0 (368.0, 1251)
a

Mann-Whitney test.