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. 2020 Jul 6;510:220–227. doi: 10.1016/j.cca.2020.06.051

Table 3.

General laboratory findings of COVID-19 patients on admission.

Median (IQR)
ALL (n = 843) Group A (n = 324) Group B (n = 358) Group C (n = 161)
Blood routinea
White blood cell count, × 109/L 5.41 (4.09, 7.17) 5.60 (4.38, 7.59) 5.37 (4.06, 7.19) 4.87 (3.66, 6.35)*#
Neutrophil count, × 109/L 3.66 (2.43, 5.38) 4.07 (2.59, 6.13) 3.43 (2.48, 5.44)* 3.13 (2.14, 4.36)*#
Lymphocyte count, × 109/L 1.00 (0.71, 1.44) 0.98 (0.68, 1.40) 0.98 (0.68, 1.40) 1.08 (0.79, 1.53)*#
Platelet count, × 109/L 209 (164, 272) 215 (167, 281) 207 (163, 265) 193 (151, 255)*
Red blood cell count, × 1010/L 4.10 (3.74, 4.45) 4.06 (3.76, 4.41) 4.10 (3.74, 4.49) 4.16 (3.71, 4.46)
Liver functionb
Alanine aminotransferase, U/L 25 (17, 43) 27 (18, 48) 24 (16, 40)* 21 (14, 36)*
Aspartate aminotransferase, U/L 28 (21, 41) 30 (21, 44) 28 (21, 41) 26 (20, 37)*
Total bilirubin, μmol/Lc 10.4 (8.0, 14.2) 10.7 (8.1, 14.8) 10.1 (7.6, 14.0) 10.0 (8.0, 13.0)
Direct bilirubin, μmol/L 3.8 (2.7, 5.1) 3.9 (2.8, 5.4) 3.7 (2.6, 5.1) 3.8 (2.8, 4.9)
Albumin, g/L 36.9 (33.5, 39.8) 36.7 (33.6, 39.6) 36.6 (33.0, 39.7) 37.5 (34.5, 40.3)*#
Kidney functiond
Creatinine, μmol/L 61 (50, 73) 59 (49, 73) 61 (50, 72) 62 (51, 74)
Blood urea nitrogen, nmol/L 4.6 (3.6, 6.2) 4.7 (3.6, 6.0) 4.6 (3.7, 6.3) 4.4 (3.4, 6.1)
Uric acid, μmol/L 247 (199, 328) 235 (196, 319) 249 (195, 323) 257 (215, 347)*
Estimated glomerular filtration rate, mL/min 98.7 (88.5, 111.4) 100.1 (90.2, 111.6) 97.1 (87.0, 108.3) 98.9 (88.3, 113.9)
Injury of cardiac and skeletal muscle
Creatine kinase, U/Le 62 (39, 107) 60 (37, 103) 61 (40, 105) 64 (43, 118)
Creatine kinase-myocardial isoenzyme mb, ng/mLf 1 (0.6, 1.8) 0.91 (0.62, 1.56) 1.03 (0.65, 1.9) 1 (0.65, 1.83)
Lactate dehydrogenase, U/Lg 270 (211, 371) 276 (214, 386) 270 (210, 376) 251 (202, 347)*
Myoglobin, μg/L h 44.1 (28.8, 85.1) 42.4 (28.1, 73.0) 45.6 (29.4, 89.8) 46.0 (27.5, 79.9)
Hypersensitive troponin I,ng/mL i 0.006 (0.006, 0.017) 0.006 (0.006, 0.018) 0.006 (0.006, 0.016) 0.006 (0.006, 0.017)
Arterial Blood Gas Analysisj
Blood PH 7.42 (7.38, 7.45) 7.42 (7.37, 7.46) 7.42 (7.38, 7.45) 7.42 (7.38, 7.45)
Arterial oxygen saturation, % 96 (91, 98) 95 (90, 98) 96 (92, 98) 97 (92, 98)
Lactic acid, mmol/L k 2.2 (1.6, 2.9) 2.4 (1.8, 3.4) 2.2 (1.6, 2.8)* 1.9 (1.4, 2.4)*#
Electrolytesl
K+, mmol/L 3.8 (3.4, 4.2) 3.9 (3.4, 4.3) 3.8 (3.4, 4.3) 3.8 (3.4, 4.1)
Na+, mmol/L 139 (136, 142) 140 (137, 142) 139 (136, 142) 140 (136, 142)
Cl -, mmol/L m 105.5 (102.7, 107.8) 105.3 (102.7, 107.8) 105.2 (102.5, 107.5) 106.5 (103.8, 108.4)*#
Coagulation functionn
Prothrombin time activity, % o 83.2 (74.9, 91.6) 82.1 (73.8, 91.4) 84.0 (76.0, 93.2) 84.4 (74.1, 92.7)
Activated partial thromboplastin time, s 28.5 (26.3, 31.3) 27.9 (25.7, 31) 28.5 (26.3, 31.5) 29.3 (27.3, 32.2)*#
D-dimer, μmol/L 0.79 (0.41, 2.19) 0.91 (0.47, 3.55) 0.78 (0.39, 1.89)* 0.60 (0.34, 1.30)*

The total number of patients with available data: a: n(A) = 321, n(B) = 349, n(C) = 157, b: n(A) = 321, n(B) = 347, n(C) = 160; c: n(A) = 320, n(B) = 347, n(C) = 159; d: n(A) = 320, n(B) = 347, n(C) = 160; e: n(A) = 316, n(B) = 340, n(C) = 158; f: n(A) = 254, n(B) = 287, n(C) = 120; g: n(A) = 315, n(B) = 341, n(C) = 158; h: n(A) = 253, n(B) = 285, n(C) = 119; i: n(A) = 254, n(B) = 287, n(C) = 120; j: n(A) = 190, n(B) = 215, n(C) = 86; k: n(A) = 189, n(B) = 215, n(C) = 86; l: n(A) = 322, n(B) = 349, n(C) = 160; m: n(A) = 320, n(B) = 347, n(C) = 160; n: n(A) = 283, n(B) = 307, n(C) = 138; o: n(A) = 283, n(B) = 307, n(C) = 138. *p < 0.05 vs. group A. #p < 0.05 vs. group B.